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24 alternatives to I built a Wi-Fi 6 survey kit to see how common it was in my area
This Wi-Fi 6 survey kit helps users map wireless network coverage in their local area. Created by someone interested in understanding Wi-Fi 6 adoption, it allows people to scan and document available networks around… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I built a Wi-Fi 6 survey kit to see how common it was in my area launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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getWiFi▲321A global map of 500,000+ open, public WiFi hotspots
2016 · cellularnews.com · its alternatives →
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BLACKBX▲79An tool to measure, manage, and charge for WiFi access
2015 · stampede.ai · its alternatives →
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:signal_strength::iphone::car: Wireless Network Handoff Visualizer built with React! - chonyy/handoff-visualizer
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Like nmap for mapping wifi networks you're not connected to, plus device tracking - calebmadrigal/trackerjacker
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Contact Form For Your Wi-Fi Network.
2012 · wifis.org · its alternatives →
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High-precision indoor positioning framework for most wifi-enabled devices. - schollz/find
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Count the number of people around you :family_man_man_boy: by monitoring wifi signals :satellite: - GitHub - schollz/howmanypeoplearearound: Count the number of people around you by monitoring wifi signals :satellite:
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I am slowly adding more locations now. This is intended to be a crowdsourced map. Everyone is welcome to add more locations and provide comments/votes here. Free people from going to a cafe for work only to leave because there's no wifi, restroom, or outlet!! Demo: https://x.com/KSeisai/status/1708273554041504028?s=20
2023 · octobrain.one · its alternatives →
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2015 · wifimapper.com · its alternatives →
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Find▲70High-precision indoor positioning framework for wifi-enabled
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A flight tracker made in 6 hours on a flight home from OuterNet - NalinPlad/OuterFlightTracker
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A community driven map for free or not free wifi locations.
2019 · its alternatives →
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Easily create indoor maps. New from Apple.
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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SurveyFlip▲26Create, Share, Analyse Surveys Faster & Smarter!
Nov 2025 · surveyflip.com · its alternatives →
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Is anyone else on HN participating in this FCC research project to measure broadband performance? [1] I signed up for more information when the project was announced, some time ago, but a few days ago the device arrived. Technically, it is quite an interesting little box. It's a generic consumer device, shaped like a wireless router, with an antenna and five RJ-45 jacks. But it works more like a bridge, plugging in between my existing ADSL modem/wireless-router and any wired devices that used to be plugged directly into the existing ADSL. No changes needed to be made to any of the…
2013 · its alternatives →
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2016 · imgur.com · its alternatives →
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- FIND – an indoor positioning system for smartphones and laptops alternatives
Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →