Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Introduction to Devicescape


There's a nifty piece of software with an attached service called Devicescape. The concept is simple:
  1. Install the Devicescape client on your Internet Tablet, laptop, or UMPC.
  2. Connect to your encrypted or subscription (or browser-login) hotspot.
  3. Surf as normally.
The next time you attempt to connect to the hotspot, Devicescape automatically logs you in. This is especially handy for devices that require fast internet access without tedious text input so it is perfect for the Nokia Internet Tablets, Skype phones, Wi-Fi equipped portable gaming devices, and the like.

There are more features too - like sharing your personal hotspot list with your buddies. While it's against the terms of service to share paid hotspots, it's not a bad practice to get your friends on Devicescape so they can come over and hop on your LAN party quickly.

The problem with reviewing this is that I do not have a subscription WiFi service like T-Mobile Hotspots or a municipal WLAN service like WAZ/KiteNetworks. WAZ has coverage in Tempe, Arizona so I will contact them to check out their service and see if Devicescape works on it. In the meantime, I invite others to discuss their experiences in this InternetTabletTalk thread.

3 comments:

Fabien Penso said...

What I want is something that does a dns2tunnel for me to use internet where you must enter a login usualy.ht

Des said...

I use Devicescape on my XDA Orbit to connect to Fon hotspots and it's very effective and nifty.

Dave said...

You can send the login pages for WAZ directly to Devicescape and they'll add them. Most new networks are reported by users and very quick to add.