Pre WiFi not working at Pearson Intl. (YYZ)

[cmahy]

Has anybody tried using their Pre / Pre+ in Pearson International Airport (YYZ) using WiFi recently? I get a strong signal, it connects and then about 3 seconds later, disconnects. I can't figure out why. 3G works fine there, but, seeing as how Pearson has decent WiFi that is now free, it seemed like a waste not to use it.

Any thoughts?

[ryleyinstl]

I could swear I was Rock'n WiFi at Pearson at the end of July....but that might have been at YEG (EDM International). Sorry I have now been completely unhelpful.

Did you open the web browser after connection to accept the terms of service? Or did it disconnect before you could even do that?

[cmahy]

Unfortunately, it disconnected too quickly. I tried to get a WebBrowser page to load while it was up (all 3 seconds of uptime), but no luck.

For what it's worth, I have used it on other airport WiFi connections, just never successful @ Pearson.

[ryleyinstl]

From the airport authority web page:

To access Internet:

1. Enable Wi-Fi in your device.
2. Simply select and connect to the "Toronto Pearson Wi-Fi" SSID from the network list.
3. Launch your Internet browser.

For help, call toll-free 1-800-880-4117 or support@boingo.com.

Looks like Boingo is still delivering the service...they "generally" have good support. Give them a call.

[cmahy]

Thanks, I'll give it a try. I know it works great with my laptop (use it all the time). I used to even connect with my old Palm T|X -- just doesn't seem to like my Pre.

[cmahy]

A long overdue update -- for whatever it's worth, I am able to connect there now. Not sure what happened to make my problem go away.