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There’s an app for that. We explain the common places to find a signal and the pros and cons of using a free signal versus paying for a hotspot. 0:00 Intro 0:54 The Usual Suspects 1:36 The Apps 2:05 Instabridge 4:00 WiFi Map 5:30 Expectations and Etiquette 6:29 Reasons to be cautious 7:33 Wrap up…

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There’s an app for that.

We explain the common places to find a signal and the pros and cons of using a free signal versus paying for a hotspot.

0:00 Intro
0:54 The Usual Suspects
1:36 The Apps
2:05 Instabridge
4:00 WiFi Map
5:30 Expectations and Etiquette
6:29 Reasons to be cautious
7:33 Wrap up

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  1. Josiah Flame

    July 6, 2022 at 4:05 pm

    Free WiFi
    Hacker: welcome

  2. Nick SAM

    July 6, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    Just need to pay more around $10 monthly for phone bill to get more GB. Then you dont need to worry anymore

    • Saffy

      July 6, 2022 at 4:56 pm

      Those GB’s work only in one country

  3. black stones

    July 6, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    i want a free ms office product key

    • Saffy

      July 6, 2022 at 4:56 pm

      you can download free version

    • Cente guåhan

      July 7, 2022 at 12:12 am

      You can just download free keys???? or an APK if using for mobile????

  4. Alsadek Alkhayer

    July 6, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    Encouraging people to hack into other people’s networks?!

  5. kushal shingote (iOS Software Engineer????)

    July 6, 2022 at 4:41 pm

    Thanks for sharing

  6. iblackfeathers

    July 6, 2022 at 4:47 pm

    i would consider the devices you used to have some value. and i would consider privacy valuable. so it is not necessarily value-less.

    you can just get a prepaid sim with hotspot capability and not have to deal with physical wifi locations.

    if you can afford a coffee shop’s overpriced bottled water and muffin for a week at over $10 a day, you can probably afford a preloaded sim that will last you for 3 months at 4gb or more for $45 before tax. or get a prepaid sim with unlimited data for 3 months which would be less than a week of $15 coffee muffin juice per day.

  7. Cyril Smith

    July 6, 2022 at 5:52 pm

    This video should be titled: How to get my information stolen

  8. wheelchair2120

    July 6, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    Vpn first

  9. David Empire

    July 6, 2022 at 7:42 pm

    Wireless carriers should just offer truly unlimited hotspot so you could get a much faster, more reliable, and safer connection with 5G.

  10. TheKewlPerson

    July 6, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    “Get free wifi anywhere you go!”

  11. ItzEagleT

    July 6, 2022 at 9:52 pm

    public WiFi????

  12. Lex Nel

    July 6, 2022 at 10:09 pm

    The only persons I think have an excuse to be using free Wifi, are those with budget to sorta mid tier phones.

    If you can afford to have a flagship phone, you should be able to afford a decent data plan. Investing your money in a high end device and then having to bum free data is like having an expensive car and using low grade gas because you can’t afford premium (persons travelling far out of town not included).

    Get it together people!

    • Cente guåhan

      July 7, 2022 at 12:10 am

      Damn chill tf?! Not everyone can afford to put others down at their expense especially in times like these! You just wasted a minute of my time! TYVM

    • Lex Nel

      July 7, 2022 at 4:07 am

      @Cente guåhan what your comment shows is that although you can… read, comprehension is not your strongest area. Try reading what I said again. Go slower this time. Much slower.

  13. KD

    July 7, 2022 at 12:13 am

    ALWAYS USE A VPN ON PUBLIC WIFI

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      July 7, 2022 at 12:56 am

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  14. Danny D

    July 7, 2022 at 8:39 am

    Do libraries let you go to pornsites? Maybe the restrictions are on the physical hardware but not the wifi router itself.

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  15. Angry Irishman

    July 8, 2022 at 4:28 am

    After seeing what a Pineapple device can do. I would suggest never using public Wi-Fi and now! Be careful of power cables! ???????? They can take everything, with what looks like a usb cable.

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