Comments on: First Look: JoikuSpot Premium

By: Vit

Vit — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:17:06 +0000

I bought it as well. Brilliant application! Running it on my E71 and three network as well.

By: Vit

Vit — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:17:06 +0000

I bought it as well. Brilliant application! Running it on my E71 and three network as well.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:51:06 +0000

No idea really. The Light just kept disconnecting. WalkingHotSpot works
wonderfully for me, however a lot of people said it didn't work for them.
Strange this.

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:56:42 +0000

Update: Have just downloaded the 50MB iTunes 7.7 update on it in about 15 mins… fast and rock-solid.

By: Alfie

Alfie — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:37:05 +0000

So what do you make of this for Operator version? Operators are just going to turn around and say “Oh great, an application which turns us into even more of a pipe and destroys the market/supply chain in 3G dongles! Wonderful, we welcome this with open arms!” I don't think.

I would like to hear what you think though guys. I mean dont get me wrong, I use Joikuspot all the time and in fact it was an epiphany moment for me, but I can't see operators buying it. Please convince me otherwise.

By: Mike42

Mike42 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:12:22 +0000

As the Wii base unit has WiFi (like the PS3 does) then you might be able to connect.

But I know for sure the DS/PSP don't. Their logic is that if you are on an Ad-Hoc connection, it must be to another DS/PSP for gaming. Maybe the Wii is the same? Anyone able to confirm?

By: James Whatley

James Whatley — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:53:11 +0000

That sucks – would be cool if it could do that.

Having played Wii over mobile broadband before – this feature would be AWESOME.

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:44:54 +0000

Vlad, Both versions have been rock solid for me except when local coverage has been poor (or the data's failing anyway for some other reason with or without JoikuSpot) perhaps it's a problem with somehting else?

By: Mike42

Mike42 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:22:40 +0000

Sadly, nope.

The Symbian protocols governing WiFi only allow creation of an Ad-Hoc connection. The DS (and PSP) both use a proprietary protocol, whereby on connecting to an Ad-Hoc connection they think they are talking to another DS / PSP. So accessing the net on a DS / PSP via JoikuSpot (or WalkingHotSpot for that matter) is not possible.

It's not Joiku's problem, it's Symbian / Nintendo / Sony. It may change in future relases of S60, or future devices, but no time soon......

.....hence why Joiku don't mention those devices on their product page.

By: Mike42

Mike42 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:38:35 +0000

The premium version is light-years ahead of the light one. I've been using a beta of the Premium for months, and often sit at my desk, clocking up 7hrs / >250MB over the space of a day. Yes, you need a charger. It's not Joikuspot's problem, as a comparison running Bluetooth or a data cable gives similar battery usage results. The 3G connection is >90% of the power consumption, IMHO.

The Premium lets you set WEP encryption to stop others nicking your broadband, and change the SSID name as well. w00t!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:39:13 +0000

If the premium version works with both a Wii and a DS, I'm sold!

By: Vlad

Vlad — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:27:59 +0000

Well, well, well. This couldn't have come at a better time. Thing is, my internet is down and for a day or two I have to rely on something similar to what you've described, e.g. using my N95's data plan. Tried JoikuSpot Light, it simply disconnects every minute or so. Don't know about Premium, but based on the utterly ridiculous experience I had with the free one, I definitely would not buy it. Now happily using WalkingHotSpot's beta (free as well). The only downside I see right now is that this version is limited to one client (read:computer) connected at a time. I think I'll be able to live (without disconnect, so to speak) with that.