Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter (HS-20)
June 6th, 2008 by Julie
I like to be “connected” at all times, even when I’m away from home. Although my cell phone comes with a web browser that allows me to check emails, it doesn’t have a full QWERTY keyboard, making any real tasks next to impossible to complete. So I end up taking my PDA with me just about everywhere.
The problem with this method is that I never know if there’s a WiFi hotspot nearby. That’s why I thought the Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter (HS-20) would be a good investment. This is a compact device (it’s smaller than a pack of cigarettes) that quickly scans the immediate area to detect hotspots. The Digital Hotspotter also lets me know the name of the access point (AP), how strong the network’s signal is, whether the AP is secure or unlocked,
I’ve been using the Digital Hotspotter for about a week now, and am completely in love with it! This device has truly made getting online a lot easier when I’m away from home. I’ve found the Hotspotter to be accurate, fast, and efficient — everything I could possibly expect from it! The best feature has to be the portability, as I can simply slip the Hotspotter into my pocket, purse, or laptop bag without even noticing the addition.
Overall, though the product is a bit pricey at $70, I would gladly have paid twice that. The Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter is a must for anyone looking to connect to the Internet while out and about.
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July 10th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
the one major beef I have with this product is the inability to detect a N network running on the 5GHz frequency. It won’t detect radios in the 5GHz range which more N routers such as the Linksys WRT600n is capable of using. For $70.00 I was a bit disappointed to discover this. Still the best WiFi hotspot detector around though.