FAQ
What is wireless?
Wireless is an old-fashioned term for a radio receiver, referring to its use as a wireless telegraph; now the term is used to describe modern wireless connections such as in cellular networks and wireless broadband Internet. via: Wikipedia
What is a hotspot?
Hotspots are locations with public wireless access points where you can connect your mobile computers (such as a laptop or a PDA) to internet, using standard wlan (wi-fi) technology. via: Wikipedia
Why aren’t UNC’s wireless hotspots on this map?
Because their networks are not open to the general public.
What do you mean by public hotspot?
A wireless hotspot that is made available to all people and provides broadband access to all parts of the Internet.
What is a good wireless hotspot?
That’s up to you. Register for the site, write a comment, then contact us if you’d like to write a review of a wireless hotspot.
Why is this site called Chapel Hill Wireless? I mean it has info about wireless hotspots in Carrboro, too.
These towns are right next to each other. Kind of like twin cities. We spend lots of time in both. Carrboro already has a website dedicated to their municipal wireless network. Chapel Hill could use a bit of help in the muni wireless area. 
Why does ChapelHillWireless.org have ads?
The main goal of the ads is to pay for web hosting. Hopefully it will jump start a nonprofit organization that will promote the creation and safe use of wireless hotspots. Contact us if you have any concerns about them.
What if I disagree with a hotspot review?
Register, login, and write a comment sharing your opinion about the subject.
What if a hotspot review is wrong? I’m mean awful bad wrong…
Send an email to info (at) chapelhillwireless (dot) org describing the situation and the URL in question. I’ll check it out and get back to you. This site will not tolerate internet trolls, character assassination, etc.
How can I be a good commenter?
Gina Trapani of the blog Lifehacker has written an informative tutorial called Lifehacker’s guide to weblogs comments. Its the best set of “rules” for weblog comments I’ve seen so far. Live your life by them!
- Stay on topic
- Contribute new information to the discussion
- Don’t comment for the sake of commenting
- Know when to comment and when to e-mail
- Remember that nobody likes a know-it-all
- Make the tone of your message clear
- Own your comment
- Be succinct
- Cite your sources with links or inline quoting
- Be courteous
- Don’t post when you’re angry, upset, drunk or emotional
- Do not feed or tease the trolls