Shaw Exo Wifi is a simple tool from Shaw Communications that will show you the locations of any Shaw Exo Wifi hotspots in your area, or anywhere else you might like to look for them. It has an online mode that will show you exact locations and give you directions courtesy of Google Maps, as well as an offline mode that will give you a city-by-city list of locations. You can search by city or by an exact address, and you can refine your search based on what type of building the hotspot is in, such as hotels, coffee shops, and Shaw stores.
UI
The UI is clean, and suitably coloured, but scrolling the list of locations can be a bit janky.
Usefulness:
If you're heading someplace new, or out on the town and carrying your tablet for some reason, and what to know where you can get online with Shaw, then this is the app for you. It's not quite as useful for people such as myself who aren't Shaw customers.
Reusability:
It's always good to know where a wifi hotspot is, so you could find yourself using this over and over again.
What I Liked
-The app notices when you lose your wifi connection and automatically switches to offline mode.
What I Hated
-Some Shaw Exo WiFi zones are accessible to the general public under certain conditions according to the help file, but it doesn't give any way of differentiating them.
-It takes a while to start. The first time I launched it, I thought it had locked up.
-Doesn't recognize that it has access to GPS if it can't get a signal right away.
Final Verdict:
Not particularly useful if you're not a Shaw customer, but if you are, and you're on the go a lot, you might find it helpful.
Shaw Exo WiFi is available for free from Shaw Communications on BlackBerry App World
Reviewed version 1.0
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