Reviews and Test on WiFi Map — free wifi worldwide!
You're lost in the streets of New York ? You are looking for a restaurant for family lunch during your holiday in Bangkok ? You would like to send your last photos of the Sydney Opera To your loved ones? For this, you need an internet connection!
But here, your network is of poor quality and you don’t dare to use your French package because the costs of roaming Give you cold sweats. You then walk the streets looking for a free connection. This is long and the connections you find are not always of good quality. Not obvious, is it? What if you try the WiFi Map app?
With the WiFi Map app, which can be downloaded in a few clicks, you will be able to instantly geo-locate the wifi connections closest to you, regardless of the continent you are on. A simple and effective way to save time and money.
But then, how exactly does the WiFi Map app work? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Let’s discover together WiFi Map, the application that will revolutionize your way of connecting.
What is WiFi Map?
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The application WiFi Map is a real social network, based on the principle of the exchange of information on the available wifi and the sharing of connections. The WiFi Map app actually includes all of the unsecured wifi, but also the secure wifi, whose password was previously shared by a WiFi Map user.
It can therefore be about Free hotspot , proposed by municipalities for example, but also of private Wifi a hotel, a restaurant and even an individual, who agrees to share their own connection and password.
Today, WiFi Map is proud to identify more 120 million WiFi networks in more 200 countries spread over the five continents. The application records near 1 billion connections and 100 million users in the world. The insurance to find a wifi connection wherever you are!
How does it work?
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- Download the app
The WiFi Map app is available for free on the Apple Store and on Google Play. You will have the choice to use it free limited version , or to subscribe to it pro version for €4.99 per month, which will allow you to access other features.
- Browse the application
So you'll have to activate geolocation your phone so that the app will tell you, on a map, all of the unsafe wifi, as well as private wifi, shared by other users. The app also provides you with the password required for your connection. Note that this is not in any case a hack, since connection sharing and passwords are perfectly voluntary or involve public wifi.
If you use the free version of WiFi Map, know that you will have to connect to a network (3G, 4G or wifi) to access the functionality of the application, including the wifi list available nearby. The pro version of WiFi Map allows you to access the wifi in the surrounding area without being connected. The available maps and Wifi are previously included in the application.
Note : the free version gives you access to the available connections within 2 kilometers. To benefit from a larger search radius, it will still be necessary to subscribe to the paid version of WiFi Map.
- Access the wifi network of your choice
Select the wifi network which suits you, enter the corresponding password and the tower is played! You are connected to a free wifi network. To make your choice between different networks, know that the WiFi Map app provides you with the speed of each of the available wifi. An interesting feature that avoids spending hours trying to send your last vacation photos, while the connection you have is anyway insufficient.
- Share your own connection
You can also share your connection Personal wifi with the WiFi Map community. A good way to help foreign tourists find a free connection during their holidays in France.
Benefits and disadvantages
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Benefits
- Power Sign in for free all over the world
- A feature allows you to share its wifi cards
- A point system allows you tofree access to the pro version Wifimap application (2000 points required)
- True community based on exchange and information sharing
Disadvantages
- Obligation to subscribe to the paid version to access Wifi cards and corresponding passwords even out of connection
- omnipresent advertising on the free version. You will have to pay €4.99 per month to acquire the pro version and thus get rid of these ads
- Attention to free networks ! It is always advisable to avoid checking your bank account or making a payment from an unsecured network
WiFi Map: editorial advice
Finish the costs roaming and the galery to connect on holiday ! The WiFi Map app is the solution for travellers addicted to their smartphone and anyone who uses the internet to organize their trip. The number of connections offered allows you to find a wifi, whatever country you are in.
None of your favourite cities in Asia, Africa, America, Australia, Europe and the Middle East are forgotten. The interface is especially friendly . The WiFi Map app is extremely easy to use and you will have no difficulty taking it in hand. WiFi Map is share to better connect , a great idea of solidarity 2.0!
Also note that WiFi Map allows you to install a VPN free to secure your connection and your data. This feature is also included automatically in the pro version of the application.
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