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  2. Wi-Fi positioning system - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS, WiPS or WFPS) is a geolocation system that uses the characteristics of nearby Wi‑Fi access points to discover where a device is located. [1]It is used where satellite navigation such as GPS is inadequate due to various causes including multipath and signal blockage indoors, or where acquiring a satellite fix would take too long.

  3. Wi-Fi hotspot - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A diagram showing a Wi-Fi network. A hotspot is a physical location where people can obtain Internet access, typically using Wi-Fi technology, via a wireless local-area network (WLAN) using a router connected to an Internet service provider. Public hotspots may be created by a business for use by customers, such as coffee shops or hotels.

  4. MiFi - Wikipedia

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    A Novatel MiFi 2372 "Intelligent Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot" MiFi is a brand of wireless router that acts as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device.. In many countries, including The United States, Canada, and Mexico, Inseego Corp. (previously known as Novatel Wireless) [1] owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" brand name; in the United Kingdom, mobile operator Hutchison 3G owns the "MiFi" trademark.

  5. PRIVATE WiFi FAQs - AOL Help

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    PRIVATE WiFi assigns you an anonymous, untraceable IP address that hides your actual IP address and location; PRIVATE WiFi solves the inherent security problems of public WiFi hotspots by giving you the same encryption technology used by corporations, big banks, and the government; PRIVATE WIFI also works for wired internet connections

  6. Tethering - Wikipedia

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    Tethering. Tethering or phone-as-modem (PAM) is the sharing of a mobile device's Internet connection with other connected computers. Connection of a mobile device with other devices can be done over wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), over Bluetooth or by physical connection using a cable, for example through USB. If tethering is done over WLAN, the feature ...

  7. WiGLE - Wikipedia

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    WiGLE (Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is a website for collecting information about the different wireless hotspots around the world. Users can register on the website and upload hotspot data like GPS coordinates, SSID, MAC address and the encryption type used on the hotspots discovered. In addition, cell tower data is uploaded and displayed.