JoikuSpot - Your Nseries as a WiFi Hotspot

Here's something I've been hoping for ever since I strapped on my first WiFi Nseries device- JoikuSpot. This wicked little app turns your Nseries mobile into a WiFi hotspot, sharing your 3G connection to anyone in range- even if that's some poor schlub with an iPhone. Now that lot too can appreciate HSDPA and revel in the marvel that is how mobile browsing should really be.

One thing to note is that this beta release does not allow for encryption, nor does it care about MAC addresses, so you'll want to be careful with it- lest you share your 3G with the world (I say thee 'yay' open networks and share with my brother, though you may disagree). A roadmap is in the works that adds such needful security features, but for now- if you're part of a crowd that needs data now, and there's no WiFi access, be the guy that saves the day. Just be sure to tether yourself not only to your fellow data users, but to a wall as well- this app will no doubt beat the living hell out of your battery. I hope to do some testing on that later and report back, and will most assuredly be taking JoikuSpot with me on the trip to Mobile World Congress next week.

I've just used it to connect an N82 to my N95-3, and it works great- though you want to make sure you're not currently connected to a WiFi network or you will see startup errors. Click here for the download, and happy sharing. :)

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written by davidm, February 06, 2008

Be careful also for billing, many wireless providers don't include attached devices in their "unlimited" plans, so this could be very expensive. There are apparently ways to trick the carrier (ethernet address spoofing?) which I've heard has been available in an app for Palm for some time, but I doubt this software does it.

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