Comments on: MetroFi won’t replace my ISP http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp Adam DuVander’s thoughts on keeping things simple. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simplicity Rules » MetroFi improves, barely http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-870 Simplicity Rules » MetroFi improves, barely Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:56:40 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-870 [...] This is an update on my previous MetroFi review from a year ago. MetroFi is the company tapped by Portland Metro to blanket the city with free WiFi. [...] [...] This is an update on my previous MetroFi review from a year ago. MetroFi is the company tapped by Portland Metro to blanket the city with free WiFi. [...]

]]> By: isabeldoyle http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-869 isabeldoyle Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:18:50 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-869 WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE INTERNET PROVIDER.COULD YOU SEND SOME PLANS AND PRICES WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE INTERNET PROVIDER.COULD YOU
SEND SOME PLANS AND PRICES

]]> By: Adam http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-868 Adam Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:03:31 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-868 That's interesting, Wally. Thanks for a view from a different MetroFi. I imagine I'd find more problems with it if I used it more. As I said in my post, it's not access I would ever want to count on. That’s interesting, Wally. Thanks for a view from a different MetroFi. I imagine I’d find more problems with it if I used it more. As I said in my post, it’s not access I would ever want to count on.

]]> By: Wally Bass http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-867 Wally Bass Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:44:59 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-867 You say: "Despite my problems with the frameset, I’m pleased to see that MetroFi has gone to lengths to preserve URLs." I'm using MetroFi in Sunnyvale, CA, and I agree that preserving the URLs is key, or you can't bookmark. Unfortunately, at least here, they aren't really preserved, much of the time. They do MUCH better than they did a year ago. But, depending how you got to a page (e.g., directly, via a simple link, vs. some kind of indirect link implemented via javascript), the URL displayed by the browser may be incorrect, and both bookmarking or reloading the page fails. The URL that browser is really pointing to is, of course, always really a page at MetroFi. But there appears to be some javascript which does some kind of "replaceURL" function with the one that metrofi thinks is correct. But they don't always get it right. You say: “Despite my problems with the frameset, I’m pleased to see that MetroFi has gone to lengths to preserve URLs.”

I’m using MetroFi in Sunnyvale, CA, and I agree that preserving the URLs is key, or you can’t bookmark. Unfortunately, at least here, they aren’t really preserved, much of the time.

They do MUCH better than they did a year ago. But, depending how you got to a page (e.g., directly, via a simple link, vs. some kind of indirect link implemented via javascript), the URL displayed by the browser may be incorrect, and both bookmarking or reloading the page fails.

The URL that browser is really pointing to is, of course, always really a page at MetroFi. But there appears to be some javascript which does some kind of “replaceURL” function with the one that metrofi thinks is correct. But they don’t always get it right.

]]> By: Simplicity Rules » Fast still matters http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-866 Simplicity Rules » Fast still matters Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:48:50 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-866 [...] I don’t have many problems with online advertising. It supports creators and makes services free. When ads start limiting my experience, as with Portland MetroFi’s free service, I feel differently. Because fast matters. [...] [...] I don’t have many problems with online advertising. It supports creators and makes services free. When ads start limiting my experience, as with Portland MetroFi’s free service, I feel differently. Because fast matters. [...]

]]> By: bubna http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-865 bubna Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:02:10 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-865 Maybe next time i'm in MetroFi's covered area, i'll bring my laptop. If you don't beat me to it, i'll see if i can't come up with a script to deal with this. Breaking tabbed browsing is a big no-no in my book. :) Oh, and you might try using the Platypus extension in combo with Greasemonkey. The potential for these two is huge, but i haven't quite got the hang of using Platypus just yet. A bit unwieldy still. Maybe next time i’m in MetroFi’s covered area, i’ll bring my laptop. If you don’t beat me to it, i’ll see if i can’t come up with a script to deal with this. Breaking tabbed browsing is a big no-no in my book. :)

Oh, and you might try using the Platypus extension in combo with Greasemonkey. The potential for these two is huge, but i haven’t quite got the hang of using Platypus just yet. A bit unwieldy still.

]]> By: VR http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-864 VR Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:42:42 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-864 If you have access to any sort of tunneling (ssh) it will get around the ads. It works, I use it... Google web accelerator might work as well, although I have not tried it. http://webaccelerator.google.com/ If you have access to any sort of tunneling (ssh) it will get around the ads. It works, I use it…

Google web accelerator might work as well, although I have not tried it.

http://webaccelerator.google.com/

]]> By: Adam http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-863 Adam Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:26:02 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-863 Good question. I've never played around with Greasemoney. Maybe this is a good excuse? Good question. I’ve never played around with Greasemoney. Maybe this is a good excuse?

]]> By: bubna http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp/comment-page-1#comment-862 bubna Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:16:58 +0000 http://www.adamduvander.com/me/metrofi-wont-replace-my-isp#comment-862 What about Firefox's Greasemonkey extension? Can't you zap the frameset (or at least the offending javascript) with it? What about Firefox’s Greasemonkey extension? Can’t you zap the frameset (or at least the offending javascript) with it?

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