Optimum WiFi at ETD in Kinnelon NJ

As I try to get some work done waiting for car repairs, I discovered that the ETD on Route 23 in Kinnelon, NJ, has Optimum WiFi within range. Being a Optimum Online customer, I get free access to it.

My initial opinion of this particular hotspot is really unpredictable latency and packet loss. Speedtest.net results:

Optimum WiFi speed test at Speedtest.net

It’s not bad – I’m posting this blog entry from the connection – but the latency and packet loss makes interactive sessions like SSH really painful. Still, it’s usable to get some work done – email, web browsing, etc.

Tags: ,

Related posts:

  1. Life after a week of Cablevision/Optimum Online
  2. Covering large areas with some Linksys WRT54GS’es and DD-WRT

Speak Your Mind

*