Going to rant because this bit me on the bum again the other day.
If you use a public Wifi system like O2 then, whenever the phone comes into range of a hotspot, it automatically connects to it. Of course you're then supposed to fill in the web-based login form before you can access the Internet.
The problem is, until you do that, you have no Internet access at all! The phone tries to use the Wifi as it's connected but there's no throughput as you've not signed in.
This has bitten me a few times, in pubs and the like. I'll be there for an hour or two before I pull my phone out and realise it's been stuck on the Wifi with no connectivity.
This is utterly hopeless. What iOS should do is, if it's been connected to an open Wifi access point but web-based authentication is required, then if you've not filled in the form and signed in within a few minutes, disconnect from the Wifi again and fall back to 3G.
Grrrrrr </rant>
If you use a public Wifi system like O2 then, whenever the phone comes into range of a hotspot, it automatically connects to it. Of course you're then supposed to fill in the web-based login form before you can access the Internet.
The problem is, until you do that, you have no Internet access at all! The phone tries to use the Wifi as it's connected but there's no throughput as you've not signed in.
This has bitten me a few times, in pubs and the like. I'll be there for an hour or two before I pull my phone out and realise it's been stuck on the Wifi with no connectivity.
This is utterly hopeless. What iOS should do is, if it's been connected to an open Wifi access point but web-based authentication is required, then if you've not filled in the form and signed in within a few minutes, disconnect from the Wifi again and fall back to 3G.
Grrrrrr </rant>
