Urban Wireless Free Wifi

A Note About Upcoming Changes

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:44:47 +0000

Just wanted to fill everyone in about changes that are going on with Urban Wireless. We are going to be doing some equipment upgrades over the next few months.

What does this mean to you? Well, as we deploy the new equipment speeds and reliability will definately increase. Our node to node backhauls will be supporting up to 100Mb speeds without the per hop speed losses of our current system. Obviously we can’t support everyone going at 100Mb, but the capacity will be there.

Along with these upgrades comes a new management system for us as well. This will allow us to better control the network. You will be required to set up an account with us. It is very easy, free, and can be done right there while you are connecting. This also allows us to better communicate with our users. Currently, if we suspect someone is abusing the network, we can only ban them because we do not know who they are. This way we can communicate our concerns to you without banning.

We have started with a few places already and will begin going full blast in a few weeks. Plans are to start with indoor areas, then President Clinton Avenue, then the North Little Rock Riverfront, then up Main Street in NLR, and then the residential areas.

We will keep you up to date as things proceed.

Brief Outages Today After Lunch

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:08:20 +0000

We will be making some modifications to the network today which will cause some brief outages on the network. These modifications are in preparation to an upcoming upgrade on the network in the next few months – more on that later.

UPDATE – All went well!

Urban Wireless Expands in Rivermarket

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:31:16 +0000

In cooperation with Mason’s Deli in the Rivermarket, Urban Wireless has expanded coverage in the Rivermarket area. So go down to the Rivermarket and search out some good on-line Visa and MasterCard deals on Urban Wireless. But until you get your Visa or MasterCard in the mail, use your cash and enjoy some great sandwiches and BBQ at Mason’s

Afternoon Delight at River City Tea

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:52:41 +0000

If you haven’t been to River City Tea on Kavanaugh, you need to go there right now and have a coffee drink called the Afternoon Delight!

Here’s my official review – DAMN THAT’S GOOD!

Upgrades for the next few days

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:47:44 +0000

Urban Wireless will be rolling out a few minor upgrades over the course of the next few days so connections may jump around a small bit.

A Little More Work Today

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:04:56 +0000

Because of Kharma Consulting’s move from 115 East Broadway to 3rd & Spring, we will be moving some equipment this morning which will impact a large portion of the network today. This will begin around 9 am and should be done by lunch.

Network Maintenance

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:37:51 +0000

For the next few days, Urban Wireless will be optimizing the network down Clinton Avenue. Slow downs and outages may occur during this time.

Is Wi-Fi the answer to network overload?

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:09:59 +0000

From an article in the Financial Times…

“With networks and manufacturers fighting to supply the world with must-have smartphones, more and more people are now checking e-mail, logging on to the internet and accessing applications on the go.

Which all adds up to one thing: a huge explosion in the amount of data traffic crossing cellular networks as the telecoms community descends on Barcelona for this year’s Mobile World Congress.

In many ways, the iPhone opened the floodgates for the acceptance of mobile data use, with neatly packaged apps that simplified the way users can navigate the data available online through interfaces suited for small touchscreens.

The BlackBerry trailblazed business adoption of mobile internet use, but its growth curve never saw the same peak witnessed with the latest breed of smartphones.

According to Gartner, the number of smartphones sold in the second quarter of 2009 was up 29 per cent, despite overall sales of mobile handsets being down by 6 per cent. This growth shows no signs of abating – according to Ovum, the number of smartphone users will reach 2bn by 2014.”

Full Article

ChatRoulette.com – Now That’s Freaky!

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:36:45 +0000

Saw this post on Gigaoam about a 17 year old Russian who started a video chat site called ChatRoulette.com. It is video chat with a random person. Almost addictive in its vouyerism.

Warning – This site is a box of chocolates, probably not for minors!

www.chatroulette.com

A Change In The Matrix

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:23:12 +0000

Just to let everyone know that if when you scan for networks, you see a lot more Urban Wireless SSIDs, we have made a change.

All nodes on the network used to display “Urban Wireless Free Wifi” and now they will display a different suffix for each node. For example, the node located inside of Big Whiskey’s will now show as “URBANWIRELESS BIG WHISKEYS”.

This change will allow you, and more importantly your laptop, to better choose which node to connect to. It also gives our venue partners a little more exposure.