Meshable

Meshable

Free WiFi for ridesharing passengers

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This is the 2nd launch from Meshable. View more

getWiFi

A global map of 500,000+ open, public WiFi hotspots
getWiFi was ranked #1 of the day for February 28th, 2016
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Launch tags:
Web App•Global Nomad•Wi-Fi
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Robert G
Maker
Hey, I'm one of the cofounders of getWiFi/Meshable. We wanted to make free WiFi simple to find, no app required. We are also bringing free WiFi to small businesses that traditionally do not offer it (e.g. food trucks https://meshable.io/trucks). Happy to answer any questions! (Follow us at @MeshableHQ <3)
Levi Kovacs
@rgawdzik @meshablehq Interesting! Wondering about the tech behind it. Is it something like a proximity scan for open networks?
Robert G
Maker
@kovlex @meshablehq For the mobile version of getWiFi, we perform proximity scans when you have no current WiFi connection to find nearby networks that we know are free. Here is our tech stack: - Elixir (http://elixir-lang.org/) - Phoenix Framework (http://www.phoenixframework.org/) w/ Postgres - Convox (https://convox.com/)
Nambirajan
@rgawdzik @meshablehq hey why is there no zoom in, zoom out option? found it difficult to navigate.
Robert G
Maker
@nambitious @meshablehq Hey Nambirajan, you can zoom in and out using your mouse scroll.
Ben Lang
Super useful!
zhangming
i don't know how to use it
Robert G
Maker
@zhangming086 Try out a sample query such as "philz" into the top left, and when you select the first item you should zoom into the map like so: http://imgur.com/EAWPsxU You can also scroll around the map using your mouse cursor/scrollwheel.
zhangming
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