Can somebody explain 'the cloud' for the hard of thinking!

[Ratbag]

OK. If I go into McDonalds or somewhere that advertises a wifi hotspot and I log on am I going to get shafted somehow? I'm on an Orange Panther deal if it makes any difference.

Ta.

 

[Robbo]

As far as I know, its just a countrywide WiFi service that is available at McDonalds etc.

You connect to it, then make an account and log in. Just as you would at home, just you don't have a Username/Password there

 

[Ratbag]

Right but I've heard about allowances and such that imply limits yet nobody seems to know what they are!

 

[Morba]

Mcdonalds provides free wifi for customers. This is wifi and nothing to do with your network.

 

[sarge78]

Not sure about Orange but with o2 you just enter your phone number on the start page to get wifi access (the cloud is just a public wifi provider, some companies like McDonalds choose to offer it free, so no need for your phone number)
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[Sin_Chase]

Not the be confused with the 'operating space' of cloud computing