[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":472},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-5362821":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":48,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":77,"maker_in_thread":214,"shape":224,"grid":228,"attempts":435,"same_week":436,"maker_shows":44,"maker_hidden":464,"reader_version":465,"card":466},"5362821","Instabridge","\"Dropbox for Wi-Fi\"","title","Show HN: \"Dropbox for Wi-Fi\"","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.instabridge.com","instabridge.com","niklas_a",1363105338,2013,86,84,279,1739,17,"notable","productivity","wi-fi password sharing","mobile_app",[24,25,26,27],"wifi password sharing","wifi sync","share wifi passwords","wifi hotspots","mixed",-0.055,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":31,"critical":33},9,18,13,49,{"design":36,"privacy":39,"performance":42,"idea":43,"docs":45,"execution":47},{"positive":37,"critical":38},4,5,{"positive":40,"critical":41},0,1,{"positive":40,"critical":41},{"positive":37,"critical":44},2,{"positive":40,"critical":46},3,{"positive":41,"critical":41},[41,41,46,38,41,46,41,46,38,46,41,46,46,46,38,46,41,46,41,46,46,46,41,41,38,46,41,38,46,38,46,41,46,46,40,46,40,38,38,41],"Since the server just went down:\nSince the site is having problems:\nVimeo video: http:\u002F\u002Fvimeo.com\u002F54228044\nAndroid app: https:\u002F\u002Fplay.google.com\u002Fstore\u002Fapps\u002Fdetails?id=com.instabridg...\nBlog: http:\u002F\u002Fblog.instabridge.com\u002F",{"problem":51,"audience":61,"pricing":68,"motivation":69,"time_to_build":68,"stack":73,"openness":74,"stage":75,"team_size":76},{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"Asking friends for Wi-Fi passwords and re-entering them on each device","maker",[55,58],{"id":56,"by":11,"text":57},"5362823","Hi, Niklas from Instabridge here. To expand a bit on the \"X for Y\" description: Instabridge makes it easy to sync wifi credentials across different devices, share credentials…",{"id":59,"by":11,"text":60},"5365036","You can do that already, sorta. Play around with it and let me know if it's what you imagined or if there's anything we should add.",{"value":62,"source":63,"evidence":64},"Smartphone and tablet users who want easy access to friends' Wi-Fi","inferred",[65],{"id":66,"by":11,"text":67},"5364000","I don't think the app is that useful if you're only using it to access just one Wi-Fi network. I think the real benefit is when you install the app on your tablet, smartphone etc…",null,{"value":70,"source":53,"evidence":71},"Usability problems with Wi-Fi access",[72],{"id":56,"by":11,"text":57},[],"unknown","launched","company",{"praise":78,"objections":110,"requests":155,"questions":183,"alternatives":195},[79,95],{"value":80,"source":81,"evidence":82},"Video and design praised as polished","commenter",[83,87,91],{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},"5363647","lancefisher","The video was more explanatory than anything. Great job with it. I'll be waiting for the iPhone version. I'm not sure if you can access the Wi-Fi settings through the SDK on…",{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},"5364151","shloime","While I agree you need to get rid of the \"Dropbox for Wi-Fi\" tagline, that is one hell of a well done promo video.",{"id":92,"by":93,"text":94},"5364940","cmicali","Loved the video - funny, a little cute, and not overdone. Great job!",{"value":96,"source":81,"evidence":97},"Simple interaction and idea liked",[98,102,106],{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"5365214","ramirez60","I think this is awesome..but I have almost no friends with android. Do you guys have a timeline for the iOS port?",{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"5363876","bitskits","I am super interested in this, and I think it is a fantastic idea. One critical problem (for me): I don't use Facebook. I look forward to seeing the address book integration, or…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"5365085","joeblau","While the name is confusing, the concept is pretty awesome.",[111,126,134,148],{"value":112,"source":81,"evidence":113},"Dropbox for Wi-Fi tagline confusing",[114,118,122],{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"5363334","SODaniel","Dropbox for Wi-Fi? I haven't even gotten past the first page of instabridge and I already think the tag-line is more confusing then explanatory. Do you anything that has to do…",{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"5364410","bobwaycott","Sorry, but \"Dropbox for WiFi\" pretty immediately invokes a product like Apple's AirDrop feature, where one can--to quote from Apple's site[1]--\"[d]rag and drop a file to send it…",{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},"5364792","nigelsampson","Dropbox for Wi-Fi seems a more confusing description that just \"Wi-Fi password sync\". This happens out of the box on Windows 8 (when tied to a Microsoft account) and freaked me…",{"value":127,"source":81,"evidence":128},"Android-only at launch, iOS missing",[129,133],{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},"5364244","notmarkus","The \"Don't have an Android phone?\" link brings you to an early access signup page. Can this be used on a device besides Android? While I have a droid and really like the idea, it…",{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},{"value":135,"source":81,"evidence":136},"Password visible in plain text on rooted phones, privacy concerns",[137,141,144],{"id":138,"by":139,"text":140},"5363736","sp332","I'm a little confused on how you keep the password private. Can't an Android user just go to Settings->Wifi and look at the current network password?",{"id":142,"by":11,"text":143},"5363756","Nope, but it's available in plain text if you root the phone. That's why we only suggest you share with people you trust. There are a bunch of stuff we could do to prevent even…",{"id":145,"by":146,"text":147},"5365054","taproot","Or just say \"wifi password sync and share\". I too had to think far too hard about the dropbox tagline, and the quip at the bottom about facebook. Came off far too tacky. The idea…",{"value":149,"source":81,"evidence":150},"Requires Facebook or social network account",[151,154],{"id":152,"by":146,"text":153},"5365184","Apart from my security concerns I noted elsewhere, I have one major question why facebook? Why not google plus? why not twitter? Why not forgo the social network douchebaggery…",{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},[156,162,169,179],{"value":157,"source":81,"evidence":158},"iOS version",[159,160,161],{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},{"value":163,"source":81,"evidence":164},"Desktop clients for OS X, Windows, Linux",[165],{"id":166,"by":167,"text":168},"5364299","Udo","Hey Niklas, thanks for sharing your startup with us! It looks great and it's absolutely a service I'd like to use. Maybe it's more like a \"social network for wifi passwords\" but…",{"value":170,"source":81,"evidence":171},"Bluetooth or internet sync to laptops",[172,175],{"id":173,"by":167,"text":174},"5364434","Bluetooth sync would be fine, as long as the laptop itself would be allowed to keep those entries stored until next sync. > Great that your 3G is working so well Where are you…",{"id":176,"by":177,"text":178},"5364680","hackmiester","My PC doesn't have Bluetooth so I am biased against that solution. Maybe also allow Internet sync as well. I know this seems like a chicken and egg problem, but it would work in…",{"value":180,"source":81,"evidence":181},"Notify when a friend connects and revocation handling",[182],{"id":145,"by":146,"text":147},[184,191],{"value":185,"source":81,"evidence":186},"How does the tablet get the password without cellular",[187],{"id":188,"by":189,"text":190},"5363820","bsimpson","I like the idea, but I'm wondering how you get past the installation barrier. I'd rather use my phone than a credit card to pay, but finding Google\u002FSquare Wallet, opening the…",{"value":192,"source":81,"evidence":193},"How the app gets past the installation barrier",[194],{"id":188,"by":189,"text":190},[196,203,210],{"value":197,"source":81,"evidence":198},"WifiPass",[199],{"id":200,"by":201,"text":202},"5363868","felipelalli","I prefer WifiPass: https:\u002F\u002Fplay.google.com\u002Fstore\u002Fapps\u002Fdetails?id=com.movile.wp",{"value":204,"source":81,"evidence":205},"QR code Wi-Fi sharing",[206],{"id":207,"by":208,"text":209},"5363385","nodata","For Android: http:\u002F\u002Fblog.qr4.nl\u002FQR-Code-WiFi.aspx",{"value":211,"source":81,"evidence":212},"Windows 8 Wi-Fi sync with Microsoft account",[213],{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},{"comments":215,"answered":33,"key":216},29,[217,220,223],{"id":218,"text":219},"5363412","Thanks for the feedback. As I mentioned in an earlier comment, while \"Dropbox for Wi-Fi\" being technically wrong it's the shortest way that we could describe Instabridge that…",{"id":221,"text":222},"5366770","I wanted to write AirBnb for Wi-Fi initially. But our product manager stopped me. A sad day for the world. 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