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eWiFi Finds Free WiFi for the iPhone

February 18, 2010 by RJ Huneke 40 Comments


Want to find free WiFi access from any location when traveling? Want to stop the annoying network requests that bombard the iPhone every other minute when moving around on a local campus or city street?

Simply acquire the new version of the “eWiFi” App, one of the App Store’s Top Free downloads!

Every ten seconds the “eWiFi” App searches vigorously for wireless network access points nearby, and it then lists them according to their potency. This simple application allows users to not only search and sift through the available Internet services to use on the iPhone, but the “eWiFi” App also keeps an ingenious Known/Ignore List.

The WiFi networks appear and are named so that the user can automatically use a Known network that is free and strong. The “eWiFi” application also allows for a network to be avoided by intuitively placing the annoying and/or weak access point on the Ignore List.

The Ignore List is an amazing feature for anyone near a large, but terribly futile free network. Living on Long Island, the local cable company has provided such a one as this and the iPhone is constantly trying to log onto it; with the “eWiFi” App the touch-screen is finally free from the interruptions of the cable company access point, which is virtually everywhere in lower New York.

On a university campus there are myriad wireless networks in a relatively small area, and the “eWiFi” App graciously allows for the filtering of them all to find the best free access points in the college coffee shop, classroom or library! The application also has an Auto Connect feature that connects automatically to an open WiFi network if enabled.

The newest version of “eWiFi” will be available at the end of the month and it will have exciting new features such as the Known/Ignore List, the customization of the network list, sounds and the ability to remember passwords for secure networks. The iPhone is now online and free!

IMPULSIVE Review Grade: A

Filed Under: Apple Store, iPhone, Reviews Tagged With: App, apple, Apple Gazette, Apps, at&t, iPhone, iphone 3g, iPhone 3GS, iPhone Apps, WiFi

Comments

  1. Chris says

    February 18, 2010 at 10:36 pm

    Just downloaded it, finally an application approved by apple that isn’t useless

    Reply
  2. anonymous says

    February 19, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    do you need wifi to use ewifi?

    Reply
  3. RJ Huneke says

    February 20, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    It is very useful.

    Reply
  4. Juan Varios says

    February 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    It’s definitely better to find open wifi’s than WifiTrak.

    Reply
  5. Frank Fulchiero says

    March 3, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    The app seems to have disappeared from the iTunes Store, anyone seen it?
    I put it on one iPod, but want it on some others…

    Reply
  6. Megzz says

    March 8, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    Why can’t I find ewifi in the iTunes store. Any help??

    Reply
  7. RJ Huneke says

    March 9, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    eWiFi Rejected And Pulled From App Store

    Thanks to 2,235,919 eWiFi users for supporting us by downloading and writing positive review. Two unexpected news for eWiFi users.

    It was an unexpected email from Apple Inc regarding eWiFi pulled from app store because of using private framework to access wifi network information. Last month we submitted a new version of eWiFi 2.0 for apple review and they rejected to approve for App Store. After discussion with Apple regarding popularity of eWiFi and 2,235,919 eWiFi fan they pulled eWiFi from App Store included other wifi app. It is really sad news for eWiFi fan.

    Hope Apple will include WiFi framework in their future SDK

    Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ewifi

    Reply
  8. RJ Huneke says

    March 9, 2010 at 3:41 pm

    That is from the creators of eWiFi, on their website. I apologize, but for now the App is not available.

    Reply
  9. Pete says

    March 14, 2010 at 11:49 am

    I have no idea how to even use this ap. If any one know and wants to show me, please explain. Thanks

    Reply
  10. Manon says

    March 15, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    I think the ewifi got rejected because there is a bug in 3.1.3 iPhone firmware which causes wifi to break, except with eWifi.
    Because Apple refuses to acknowledge the issue they pulled all WiFi apps so they can get people to buy new phones.

    Reply
  11. DFB says

    March 20, 2010 at 10:21 am

    EWIFI was pulled from the app store.

    Reply
  12. Matt says

    March 22, 2010 at 9:06 pm

    Its not in the app store

    Reply
  13. Martin yales says

    April 6, 2010 at 9:06 am

    The only decent app for iPod users and is gone i cant understand Apple but hey that is how it worls i have it on my iPod and want it on my iPhone but us is gone what kind of crap is that thanks guys tough it eas nice while it lasted

    Reply
  14. Diana says

    April 8, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    Can I download it ? I used to have it but I had to reset my Itouch . please send me a link where I can download it . :):):)

    Reply
  15. WhataCUNT says

    May 6, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    I used to have this app. Then iTUNES F*****Ed my iphone up, and lost my apps. I searched for this app but could not find it. Finally decided to google it, and found this page. Cant beleive I can;t have it anymore, was so useful abroad. Kind of hating Iphone now. Looking for a better 3G phone for the future, where *I* get to FKn decide what I have on my phone, and not itune/mac/apple/wankers.

    Reply
  16. Bob says

    May 12, 2010 at 10:58 am

    I just did a sync and itunes pulled eWiFi off my list and off of my phone. They say that they can’t return it because it doesn’t exist??? eWiFi was important enough to me that I could have gone a very long time without sync so be careful if you want to keep the app. Don’t try to sync.

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  17. John-Luther Norval says

    May 22, 2010 at 6:37 pm

    Goed

    Reply
  18. Benzion says

    June 2, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    I installed eWIFI, I see the blue icon with “e” on my ipod screen. When I click it it opens for 2-3 sec and closes. I reinstalled it – doesn’t help. Please advise. Thanks!

    Reply
  19. abby says

    June 27, 2010 at 9:49 pm

    i had the app but i got a new version of ipod and now i cant find it !!!! I NEED HELP! I TOTALLY LOVED THAT APP!! CAN SOOME ONE HELP ME FIND IT PLEASEEEE!!!

    Reply
  20. Brim says

    July 24, 2010 at 10:56 pm

    I downloaded it a week ago to my iPhone….. But I am jailbroken…. If your iPhone is jailbroken then you can get it.

    Reply
  21. wheres download link ? says

    August 4, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    Wheres download link ?

    Reply
  22. Kralexx says

    September 5, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    well the above link well most likely get rejected, if you even see it, i posted a link for it but if its still up there than enjoy but most likely it’ll get rejected 😛

    Reply
  23. Rick says

    September 10, 2010 at 4:20 pm

    I, like Benzion, installed eWifi app and it doesn’t work–just a blue screen for a few seconds then app closes. Please, can someone help B. and me??
    Thanks
    Rick

    Reply
  24. G says

    September 18, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    Damit! I need ewifi in order to get certain signals and now I go to applestore to update the os because 4.0 caused a double click problem and it deleted all my stuff and the first thing I tried to get back was ewifi and goddammit it’s been gone for 6 months!? I don’t have a computer. How could I have known?

    Reply
  25. Sol says

    October 3, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    I’m sick of the Apple company . I’m sick that how this company manipulate all movements through apple store or I Tunes. I have an I touch and I’m sick of it! I’m going to jailbrake this shit!

    Reply
  26. Mick says

    October 6, 2010 at 5:16 am

    Apple this is the last of you – So angry about this!

    Reply
  27. TLM says

    October 7, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    You can get this app through Cydia if you’re jailbroken. I just happened to have synced my iPod and got eWifi on my computer a couple weeks before they pulled it.

    Reply
  28. Sherry says

    December 6, 2010 at 11:13 pm

    Help I need the ewifi I love that wifi who ever mad it leve it on app store pleZzzzz one millone ppl like that wifi help I cant fid it on the app store

    Reply
  29. myrjavi says

    December 10, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    anyone know of a similar software? We need to do wireless auditing of “rogue” Access points and a tool like this would be handy.

    Reply
  30. wilmer says

    December 13, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    where can i down load it

    Reply
  31. Maxx says

    January 17, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    When will ewifi be out again

    Reply
  32. Nick says

    January 19, 2011 at 7:42 am

    I’ve recently bought an iPod touch (about 2 months ago) and I’m loving it except for when bloody apple do things like this, don’t they realize that windows sells better because of compatibility and not being stuck up and exclusive! The android store is going to surpass the app store in the coming years and I can’t wait for that day. But I can’t believe a company like Sony or any other company that makes touch phones hasn’t made an iPod touch equivalent running the android store, it would grab a large chunk of the app store’s market, and I’d buy it.

    Reply
  33. MacLaine says

    March 8, 2011 at 4:10 am

    !Dude can get it from cydia ‘ ! Hurry.

    Reply
  34. Matt says

    June 9, 2011 at 4:29 am

    You have to jailbreak your iDevice to be able to use eWiFi now.

    Reply
  35. Fernando Villasmil says

    August 25, 2011 at 6:30 pm

    I have just install eWiFi from cydia, no problems installing but when I try to open the app it only opens the welcome screen for a few seconds and then disappears. Anyone out there with a sollution?

    Reply
  36. mimi says

    December 10, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    F*ck apple, they deleted it from the app store. -____-

    Reply
  37. Sohel says

    December 13, 2011 at 11:56 pm

    eWiFi now support iOS 5.0. Just released today.

    Reply
    • max1234ita says

      January 4, 2012 at 6:15 pm

      I updated to v.3.0 on my iPod Touch with iOS 3.1.3. Now eWiFi just starts, shows the splash screen for a couple seconds and closes…
      “Solved” by downloading the old v.1.0.1 from Internet (Google search: filetype ipa ewifi) , forcing the upload to Installous folder and then running the installation from there.

      Is there any official way to revert to the older version?

      Regards,
      Max – Italy

      Reply
  38. Gabby says

    January 12, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    I dont know how to get it

    Reply
  39. Manuel says

    September 15, 2012 at 11:17 am

    I like play

    Reply

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