Eye-Fi is bragging about one of their cards "phoning home", when in reality, the thieves just "happened to have left their network with the same default Linksys name". Hey Eye-Fi, if you just allowed the cards to connect to any AP, rather than the ones you call out by name, you'd probably have a lot more happy customers and wouldn't have to resort to bragging about coincidences. Care to explain why you don't allow this?
The new Eye-Fi Explore Card can connect to any open Wi-Fi network (without a splash screen or login) as well as any Wi-Fi hotspot point provided by Wayport. This provides Eye-Fi users with the ability to choose how they want to connect. Maintain a level of security in sticking to their own defined network or go for the ability to upload photos while on the road. I encourage you to read more about the Eye-Fi Explore Card at http://www.eye.fi/products/explore/
Posted by LGonzales on June 06, 2008 at 05:59 PM PDT #
can you point out where it says you can connect to *any* open wifi network? and will this feature be made available for all of eye-fi share?
Posted by rama on June 09, 2008 at 05:01 AM PDT #
The page I referred you to does not explicitly mention support for "any open" hot spot. However, I can tell you that with an Eye-Fi Explore Card, you have the ability to upload photos from Wayport and open hotspots (without a splash or login screen) and we mention this in our support FAQ at http://support.eye.fi/faq/general/#faq-351.
This feature is only available with the Eye-Fi Explore Card.
Posted by LGonzales on June 09, 2008 at 07:35 AM PDT #
glad to see that any open AP will work with the new card- but why not enable it via a firmware update on the original eye-fi card?
Posted by rama on June 14, 2008 at 07:21 PM PDT #
The response beats around the busch. (yes, I know). Eye-Fi doesn't seem to want to just come out and say it, so let's get to the nitty-gritty, dirty question:
Why do I have to subscribe to a service just to get the card to use any open networks? Isn't that, in essence, charging for something that is otherwise just free?
What's next, selling cars that won't make right-hand turns unless the owner pays an annual subscription fee?
Posted by Etjet57 on January 16, 2009 at 05:07 AM PST #
I think the problem of longing onto any open network will be solved sooner or later. I don't think that these WiFi cards come with a "open with secure network only" feature.
Posted by Dental Plan on October 28, 2009 at 09:30 PM PDT #