I’m sitting near the lobby of the Westin (in) Sydney trying get a wireless connection. From here I can see five unsecured wireless networks.

  • WestinSydney
  • MagiNet@Westin_Lobby1
  • MagiNet@Westin_Lobby2
  • MagiNet@Westin_Business_L3
  • MagiNet@Westin_Restaurant
  • Telstra
  • Telstra CBD

Some are supplied for free, others are Telstra hotspots, but not one of them works. The “Telstra CBD” network is a dead loss, it just sits there trying to acquire a network address, although admittedly its not the strongest signal around.

The “Telstra” network allows me to get an address but the sign-in screen just bombs with some kind of error. Very frustraiting – can’t wait for my iBurst card.