Freeware Listing: Wifi Hotspots
- Connec8
- License: Freeware

Connec8 is a lightweight application designed to help you create WiFi hotspots and share your Internet connection with any other WiFi enabled device.
Connec8 secures the connection using the WPA2-PSK protocol. Ease of use is one of its advantages, as all you have to do is specify the hotspot name and the password. In order to create the hotspot, the Wireless AutoConfig Service must be running.
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- Publisher: Prashant Gupta
- Date:
- Platform: Win7 x64, Windows 7, Windows 8
- HC Spot
- License: Shareware

HC Spot is a handy and reliable application designed to provide users with possibilities to create WiFi hotspots, track and bill network traffic.
Other features include the possibility to limit the bandwidth, to filter content and to collect payments using tickets. The application is aimed at serving in hotels, cafes or even smaller places.
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- Publisher: Ates Software Ltd.
- Date:
- Platform: Win7 x64, Windows 7, Windows 8, WinOther, WinServer, WinVista
- Proximity - WiFi
- License: Freeware

The *Proximity-WiFi* application does multiple searches looking for businesses and libraries that are known to provide WiFi hotspots for their patrons.
Using the location services of your device, the application will find your location and conduct the search within that proximity. If you pan the map to another location, the application will search in the proximity of the center of the map. If you are on the move the application will follow and refresh the search.
If you tap one of the locations on the map, the name will be displayed. If you then tap the name, the application will launch the Windows Phone map application and display the route from your location to the item you tapped.
- Publisher: Nettrax LLC
- Date:
- Size: 1024 KB
- Platform: Windows Phone, WinMobile
- Free Wifi from Instabridge
- License: Freeware

Instabridge is the smart way to wifi. Use it to connect to wifi hotspots like you normally do. Use the free wifi shared by the community of Instabridge users, find free wifi at hotels, cafés and restaurants - it even works offline! You can also see the speed and other info about the network you're currently connected to.
Featured in:
Lifehacker: "Instabridge is an elegant solution"
Android Authority: "Instabridge is a Swedish company that’s invented something so simple, and so awesome, that you’ve got to wonder what took this industry so long!"
El Android Libre: “Today’s application is, simply, exceptional.
- Publisher: Instabridge AB
- Date: 14-07-2014
- Size: 5836 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- captivair
- License: Freeware

A captive portal system for administrators of public WiFi hotspots..
- Publisher: thorwifi.sourceforge.net
- Date: 13-07-2012
- Size: 16 KB
- Platform: Linux
- openBmap
- License: Freeware

openBmap collects data and provides open maps and statistics of all communicating objects: cellular antennas, wifi hotspots. All softwares from back-end to client are open-source under AGPL v3 license..
- Publisher: openBmap.org
- Date: 10-08-2012
- Size: 81 KB
- Platform: Linux, Mac OS X, WinOther
- wxpRelay
- License: Freeware

A program that relays a stream of JPGs (simulating video) from a client to a server, and then replicates bandwidth on the server end, making the JPGs available via HTTP. Used when incoming connections aren't possible, ie. wifi hotspots w/ webcam..
- Publisher: wxprelay.sourceforge.net
- Date: 20-07-2012
- Size: 502 KB
- Platform: Linux, Mac OS X, WinOther
- SgWireless
- License: Freeware

SG Wireless allows you to discover free public wifi hotspots within 750 meters near you.
By using the map provided you can easily go to the hotspot location and enjoy free public internet for your laptop, tablet, etc...
Privacy statement:
SG Wireless uses location service in order to locate nearby wireless hotspots.
It won't use/store the location data to identify or contact you.
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- Publisher: Reality apps
- Date:
- Size: 1024 KB
- Platform: Windows Phone, WinMobile
- wifiaround
- License: Freeware

Wi-Fi Around application is intended to show you wifi hotspots near you using Foursqure venues API. It only shows venues with information about WI-FI hotspots provided by users.
You can rate wifi hotspot or add the hotspot you know about and make it available for other users.
As soon as we collect enough hotspots in our database we will be using it as a backend for application..
- Publisher: TwinTaps
- Date:
- Size: 1024 KB
- Platform: Windows Phone, WinMobile
- HK HotSpot Connect
- License: Freeware

HK HotSpot Connect help you to Wifi HotSpots automatically.
**Supported SSID:
Universities via PCCW
GovWifi (freegovwifi, freegovwifi-e)
#HKAirport Free WiFi, #HKAirport Free WiFi1x
PCCW, PCCW1x, PCCW Free, CSL, CMCC (Wi-Fi Monthly plan, Single Device Plan,Universities and Tertiary Institutes users, Business NETVIGATOR, China Mobile)
Y5ZONE, 1O1O, 3HKWi-FiService, 3FixedBroadbandWi-FiService
(Support 3HK, HGC, SmarTone, HKBN, University)
Webus Network (Beta)
MTR Free Wi-Fi
***SmarTone Users Please use Y5ZONE Option to Login***
**It can only be used in HONG KONG.
- Publisher: In Action
- Date: 10-02-2014
- Size: 1536 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- Mobile Counter - Internet
- License: Freeware

Monitor Internet traffic 4G/3G/Edge/GPRS and WIFI, hotspots.
- Plan traffic for mobile Internet
- Widgets
- Alarm notification
- Flexible (about 30 settings to configure what increase counting result)
Recommended by Appgovideo.com (http://www.appgovideo.com/)
Languages support: English, German, Slovak, Polish, Chinese, Romanian, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Hungary, Spain, Slovenia, Croatia
Needed permissions:
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE - to check if WIFI is enable/disable
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - to check if GSM is enable/disable
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- Publisher: Invent Venture
- Date: 30-03-2015
- Size: 2150 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- PCMate Free WiFi Hotspot Creator
- License: Freeware

PCMate Free WiFi Hotspot Creator is a free virtual WiFi hotspot creator for Windows which allows you to instantly turn your laptop into a wireless hotspot, in order to access internet without any interruption. This free WiFi router with industry standard WPA2 PSK password security lets you set the hotspot ID (SSID) & password to safe guard your wireless hotspot. Meanwhile, it is easy to view the detailed connection information, operations performed, the settings changed and the running status in a report window. Just the click of a button, you can share your internet connections like DSL, Cable, Bluetooth, Mobile Broadband Card, Dial-Up, etc.
- Publisher: PCMateFreeSystemCare Inc.
- Date: 31-08-2014
- Size: 582 KB
- Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows 8, Windows Server, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
- FastConnect - WiFi made easy
- License: Freeware

Everyone can register to use The Cloud WiFi. There are over 20,000 Cloud hotspots throughout the UK in many of the places you visit regularly from shops to cafes, pubs and train stations.
FastConnect is The Cloud WiFi hotspot finder. Use it to create your free Cloud account and then register your compatible device for automatic connection* when in range of thousands of Cloud hotspots.
The Cloud WiFi is fast and really easy to use, and by switching to it you could save money by avoiding using your mobile data allowance. So do your phone/tablet (and wallet!) a favour and download FastConnect now!
Auto-Connect
• Set your compatible WiFi device to automatically connect whenever in range of thousands of free hotspots* — no need to re-enter username and password
• Register up to 2 devices per account
• Most apps will...
- Publisher: The Cloud Networks
- Date: 30-10-2014
- Size: 8192 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- WiFi Finder with Biz Reviews
- License: Freeware

WiFi Finder is a powerful WiFi hotspot locator that includes Yelp business information and reviews for each hotspot.
✔ WiFi finder to quickly and easily find FREE or paid Wi-Fi hotspots from your current location.
✔ Integrated with Yelp database to provide complete information on the business associated with each WiFi hotspot.
✔ View WiFi hotspot search results in a list view or on a map without leaving the app.
✔ Save favorite WiFi hotspots for convenient access.
✔ Look up Business addresses and phone numbers for Wi-Fi hotspots.
(Phone users: This app requires phone call permission on the phone version as an easy way to call the public Business location for additional information.
- Publisher: m-Development LLC
- Date: 06-04-2014
- Size: 1945 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- Free WiFi Router
- License: Freeware

Free WiFi Router lets you create a hotspot to make your laptop into a virtual WiFi Router to share internet connections wirelessly with any other devices.You can customize your ID and create password using WPA2 technology to protect your shared connections from freeloaders. Free desktop application to turn your laptop into a virtual WiFi router using the wireless adapter for philanthropic or economic purposes so that you can share your connection with friends and devices like DSL, Cable, Bluetooth, Mobile Broadband Card, Dial-Up, etc. over virtual WiFi router. This portable WiFi router provides WiFi connectivity at home, the airport, retail stores, restaurants, cafes, hotels, stadiums, convention centers, universities, etc.
- Publisher: FreeWiFiRouter Co., Ltd.
- Date: 24-03-2016
- Size: 810 KB
- Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinServer, WinVista, WinVista x64, WinXP, Windows 8
- WiFi Widget
- License: Freeware

This WiFi widget will allow you to quickly turn ON/OFF the WiFi directly from your home screen.
The widget will show the name of your WiFi router (SSID) including the connection status of your WiFi and the link speed.
When the bottom edge colour of the widget shows:
RED - It means that your WiFi is switched OFF (WiFi mode disabled on your phone)
BLUE - It means that it's switched ON (this state could either mean "ON and connected" to a hotspot OR "ON and waiting" for a connection).
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AFTER YOU'VE INSTALLED IT:
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Please note that this is a widget and NOT an application, so you will not see it listed on your application list (app drawer).
- Publisher: Sharp Telecommunications of Europe Ltd
- Date: 28-08-2014
- Size: 598 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- Better Wifi On/Off
- License: Freeware

Better Wifi on/off aims at giving you the control of the Wifi state, optimizing your battery life without losing on user experience.
The app is free, fully featured with ads.
*What is the motivation behind controlling Wifi?*
On paper Wifi is less power hungry than 3G but... some apps behave differently when Wifi is on (DropBox / Google+ uploads, Google Maps location caching), the well known wlan_rx kernel wakelock is a symptom of wakeups caused by uncontrolled Wifi hotspots, the Wifi sleep policy is not working consistently and does solve all problems.
Support: the rating tool is not the right place to submit bugs or feature requests.
- Publisher: Sven Knispel
- Date: 18-01-2015
- Size: 1126 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- MCA Malta Free WiFi
- License: Freeware

The Malta Communications Authority (MCA), in collaboration with other entities manages a total of 185 free Wi-Fi Internet hotspots across Malta and Gozo which are available to the general public.
This application was written by Daniel Schembri and is officially authorised by the MCA and displays the nearest available hotspots to your current location as well as a map view of the entire list.
There are two main views -
* Nearby - if the user's location is available (via GPS), this view displays the nearest 10 hotspots to the current location including real-time updates of the distance and direction to each hotspot.
- Publisher: Daniel Schembri
- Date: 19-08-2014
- Size: 1126 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- TWC WiFi Finder
- License: Freeware

The free TWC WiFi Finder app makes it easy to locate and connect to the nationwide TWC WiFi® network so you can get fast, reliable Internet on-the-go. Access is FREE for subscribers of TWC Standard Internet or above and Business Class Internet customers. Not a customer? No worries. Free Trial and Access Pass options are also available.
Look for our network of over 300,000 hotspots nationwide. For details on the latest locations, refer to the coverage map at: http://www.twc.com/wificoverage.
Features of WiFi Finder include:
- Save your TWC ID and Password to automatically connect to the TWC WiFi network when in range
- View hotspots in map or list format
- Search for hotspots even when you are not connected to the Internet
- Request new TWC WiFi Hotspots
- Publisher: Time Warner Cable
- Date: 21-12-2014
- Size: 26624 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
- osmino Wi-Fi: free WiFi
- License: Freeware

osmino Wi-Fi - provides you with access to fast and free internet wherever you are. The unique Wi-Fi manager to accomplish automatic connection to free Wi-Fi and to share public or private Wi-Fi hotspots across the world. You turn on the automatic search and connection to open Wi-Fi networks by one tap. Neither any settings nor complicated terms. You can check the nearest open networks on our Wi-Fi hotspot map. Service that provides access to wi-fi hotspots details around the world WITHOUT HAVING TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET. And above all, you can find a wifi point right around you on the streets and in different places with the help of augmented reality.
- Publisher: RIWW
- Date: 21-06-2014
- Size: 17408 KB
- Platform: Android 2.x, Android 3.x, Android 4.4, Android 4.x
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