Verizon FiOS and free Wifi

[wowzer]

Their software does not permit macs to connect to their wifi. If I had parallels run winxp, would I be able to connect (and use my mac browser)? Has anyone done this?

Thanks.

[Fritz]

I connect with no problem.. Can you be more specific?

[Grace62]

Same as Fritz

We have Frontier (formerly Verizon) fiOS and have no problems connecting macs to wifi in our house.

[dk62]

I think the question is about WiFi hotspots, to which FiOS users are entitled, but have to use Windows software.

[testcase]

My sister has FIOS at her house. I've connecter there to her Verizon WiFi router with both my MBP & iPhone4. Blazing transfer rates.

[Grace62]

Re: WiFi Connect Utility for Mac?
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03-23-2011 09:22 AM

Unfortunately DFWSky, we do not have an eta on when the Wifi Connect will be available for Apple products. Once a date is made official we can post it.

Thank you

Peter_VZ
Verizon Support


Guess it's not official yet.

[Acer]

As a long time mac user, this kind of stuff really sticks in my craw. Is it really THAT hard to write a driver for this? What kind of overwrought proprietary system did they purchase that they cannot accommodate 10% of the laptops and 28% of the Mobile OS market?

Hardly matters though, since there are only about a dozen Verizon hotspots worldwide anyway (or so it seems.)

/curmudgeon

[Grace62]

wowzer wrote:
Their software does not permit macs to connect to their wifi. If I had parallels run winxp, would I be able to connect (and use my mac browser)? Has anyone done this?

Thanks.

http://www.boingo.com/boingo-apps/boingo-wifinder/mac/

At one point boingo was free for Verizon customers. You could check that out.