Uninet wifi

[fdaniels]

Ok, so today I flip open my macbook and low and behold it asks me if I want to connect to the uninet wifi network. It must just have been installed in my area today. I see that they give you free access to a few websites - wikipedia included. Very cool.

So here is my question. What is this installation that they are talking about? I can't think of any hardware that they need to install in order to provide me with access. The only thing I can think of is them storing my MAC address in their access control lists.

I guess it if wasn't for the installation fees I'd probably get it. I'll probably just get a wifi router for my adsl though. I hate having to plug my macbook into the router for internet access. Yes, I know that I am lazy.

Anyone have experience with them?

 

[Kloon]

uninet runs routers with custom written firmware, i think its mikrotik based routers. And no i dont think they will let you connect with your own router. Its just another way for them to control you and milk you.

 

[fdaniels]

Ahh gotcha. So they must be running some sort of mesh network then it seems. Anyway, then it one of my neighbours must have one of their routers because I am able to connect to it just using my MacBook.

There are two networks that just popped up this morning.
"Internet" and "Uninet-something something some numbers".

I can connect to it and browse certain websites like wikipedia, eskom, the police, news24, and a few more. So I was just interested in this.