Devicescape: Seamless Logins to Public WiFi Hotpots

Public WiFi hotspots are great because they're free (I can't rave enough about Singapore's ever growing free WiFi bubble), but can be annoying in that they require you (or your browser) to remember login credentials, and they often force you to a slow loading portal once you've been authenticated.

To get around all that, try out the free Devicescape service, for seamless logins to WiFi spots (public or private, as in your friends' homes):

Basic process is to:

1. Create an account.


2. Add all your commonly accessed hotspots to your own little database (they have quite an exhaustive list of worldwide public WiFi hotspots).


3. Download their little app to your device (they support Windows and OSX PCs and a variety of handhelds including the Nokia N series).

The app is launched by default at boot time, and automatically and seamlessly connects you to your favorite hotpots as you roam the vast Steppes of the world.

The service worked well for me, though I did have to login manually the first time for some unknown reason. Thereafter, the service worked, even with a reboot of my handheld and a roam to another hotspot.