CableWiFi SSID in Washington DC?

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1

I know, completely non-operational and off topic, but have any of you folks
in the DC area seen the CableWiFi SSID around town? Traveling next week
and I can't get confirmation nor denial that my Optimum Online account will
get me wifi access down there.

2

Why don't you try a rogue ad hoc FreePublicWifi ? :slight_smile:

3

What? Free? Public? How can I NOT connect to that? :wink:

4

I haven't tried it in DC, but I can confirm that my parents' XFINITY and
grandparents' OO logins both work on the CableWiFi SSIDs in San Francisco,
and friends in DC with XFINITY say theirs work there. I assume it will also
for you.

(cf
http://www.techspot.com/news/48684-five-us-cable-providers-join-forces-to-offer-50000-wireless-hotspots.html
)

-alex

5

There are indeed "FreePublicWiFi" nodes in some areas like Dupont Circle but it's not very convenient most of the time (signal strength or speed issues). IIRC there's a Commotion mesh around Columbia Heights which should be much faster. Personally, I just use a Mifi and never have any issues.

6

Drew,

Optimum's Hotspot locator will show partner hotspots that they have access
through. Check out their wifi locator page below to see you will have
wifi coverage.

http://m.optimumwifi.com/results.php?s=quick&t=washington+dc&local=1&lat=38
.9072309&lon=-77.0364641#pageTop

They may also have an iPhone/Android app for locating optimum hotspots
similar to Comcast's appsŠ

Android version =
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.comcast.hsf
iPhone version =
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xfinity-wifi/id549643634?mt=8

Thanks!

-chae