File Details |
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| File Size | 3.7 MB |
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| License | Freeware |
| Operating System | Windows 2000/XP |
| Date Added | May 3, 2007 |
| Total Downloads | 1,626 |
| Publisher | Meetroduction, LLC |
| Homepage | Meetro |
Publisher's Description
Meetro is radius and proximity based software. Untechnically speaking, it finds like-minded people around you. It also has multiple IM network support so you don't lose contact with your old friends on other networks. It also generates buddy lists based on proximity so when you enter the program you get two buddy lists: Your AOL, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ list and an additional one based on who is nearby.
Latest Reviews
tannenwheel reviewed v1.0.1570 Beta on May 3, 2007
installation worked fine. it installs a driver C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\Ndismeetro.sys and the casual startup item. (monitored by ghost security appdefend and regdefend)
however registration buged me totally. in opera it failed (may be because of my input) in kmeleon it worked.
these fukas want not only my myspace password but also my gmail account password so they can spy on my gmail adressbook and use my gmail acount to send spam (an invitation) to one of my "friends" there.
i am not kidding you!
they would however allow me to UNselect all of my gmail "friends" from beeing spammed.
it is possible to register without giving them any password and without sending spam to someone else but fakehead@fakemail.com
but since i got errormessages the first time i actually tried giving them a valid gmail password. stupid me. (on my opera try which failed anyway)
one star for bullshiittiing me
of cause they hide the option to delete my account from the account control panel. if that is an option.
i spyed on them too:
i have managed to browse their interface with a different browser using the url http://www.meetro.com/client/dashboard . that link does not seem to be availabel from meetro.com. there is not much point in using a different brwoser, exept you can right click, so you can copy urls, eg from their FAQ.
quote from faq:
Is Meetro spyware and ad-ware free?
Yes, really! Believe it or not, we hate that crap as much as any of you! For the skeptics, however, specific details about 3rd party disclosures are available in our privacy policy http://www.meetro.com/privacy.php . Also, please run some form of Anti-Virus software. It's vital if you're a Windows user. A great and free for personal use software is: AntiVir http://www.free-av.com/ quote stop.
nevertheless this software is usable. it is not totally evil. just as evil as every mainstream thing.
(btw, i do not even have outlook like reviewers below)
edit: i uninstalled it, rebooted, but that Meetro NDIS Protocol Driver (ndismeetro.sys) was still running automatically. i could manually "stop" it using pserv, then uninstall it. so it is not a crasher. seeya on next reboot.
edit 2: here i am.
Nikkie reviewed v0.92 Beta on Nov 1, 2006
I use zonealarm security suite and arovax shield but had no email issues or any problems at all.It installed fine and loaded up fine.I just have no use for it,cause i don't want to meet anyone from online ,even if they are in my area...
but it does what is listed..no problems here.
Norwegian,Use miranda,if you want something lightweight to connect to msn etc..
graphiteuk reviewed v0.92 Beta on Jan 5, 2006
When I tried to install this program, it tried (according to my firewall) to open Outlook Express and the firewall process itself. I refused it permission to do either, and it seemed to install OK. It didn't try the same thing at program run, and once it was running, it looked promising. I would be interested to hear from the developer on why it attempts what it does during install. Unsatisfactory answers or no answers will leave me no option but to steer clear of it and advise all my friends to do the same. A shame, as I liked the tool itself.
livewiremaxx reviewed v0.92 Beta on Jan 5, 2006
No one in my area signed up, so not much for me to look at. So far it loaded ok and installed fine. Just not much to use right now.
Dricon reviewed v0.92 Beta on Jan 4, 2006
Still needs more work.
I found that it took over a minute to connect to the servers on startup.
Suggestions:
- Speed up startup connection speed
- Needs a plugin to disable/enable simple GUI
- Better compatibility with MSN/AIM
Norwegian reviewed v0.61 Beta on Nov 21, 2005
WARNING!!!
This program caused my windows 2000 to not start anymore. It reports corrupt file in "system" at boot up. My story is that I downloaded Meetro, innstalled it and then tryed it. I could never log on to msn. Since my motivation to download this program is related to Meetro being a small file to download via GPRS, I only wanted MSN as a smale file. Lucy me have also an XP on the same driver, and are still able to communicate from the wilderness:-) But I must really warn about this specific program. Tested maybe 100 betas over several years, but this is the first time it ruined tha OS. The OS has been stable for several years. Since it never worked for me, I can not rate the program. Only issue a warning to install.
Better luck next time Meetro... Atle
kenko21 reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
Awesome app. Proximity awareness is very cool. I've been using it from the beginning, and the first time someone close to me signed up and signed in, I was all giddy...
jpolkko reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
This thing is gonna be huge. Still not that many users here in San Francisco but it's getting better every day. I carry my laptop everywhere and travel a lot, so it's very cool for personal and business networking, e.g. on airports and conferences. And I can get rid of most of my other IM apps and use Meetro just like Trillian or Gaim. Can't wait for Symbian clients.
chiledearbol reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
Awesome software. Can't wait to see what they do in the next version.
raisehell7 reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
I have been using the program for quite some time now and I have to say that I am really satisfied. The idea might have mentioned before but I never saw anybody else make an attempt to aproach it, plus lets all not forget it it still in beta testing form, so I dont know what all the fuss is about. Its getting there. I was actually surprised when I discovered there were a lot of interesting people working for this idea. I will definetely continue to use it!!
tannenwheel reviewed v1.0.1570 Beta on May 3, 2007
installation worked fine. it installs a driver C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\Ndismeetro.sys and the casual startup item. (monitored by ghost security appdefend and regdefend)
however registration buged me totally. in opera it failed (may be because of my input) in kmeleon it worked.
these fukas want not only my myspace password but also my gmail account password so they can spy on my gmail adressbook and use my gmail acount to send spam (an invitation) to one of my "friends" there.
i am not kidding you!
they would however allow me to UNselect all of my gmail "friends" from beeing spammed.
it is possible to register without giving them any password and without sending spam to someone else but fakehead@fakemail.com
but since i got errormessages the first time i actually tried giving them a valid gmail password. stupid me. (on my opera try which failed anyway)
one star for bullshiittiing me
of cause they hide the option to delete my account from the account control panel. if that is an option.
i spyed on them too:
i have managed to browse their interface with a different browser using the url http://www.meetro.com/client/dashboard . that link does not seem to be availabel from meetro.com. there is not much point in using a different brwoser, exept you can right click, so you can copy urls, eg from their FAQ.
quote from faq:
Is Meetro spyware and ad-ware free?
Yes, really! Believe it or not, we hate that crap as much as any of you! For the skeptics, however, specific details about 3rd party disclosures are available in our privacy policy http://www.meetro.com/privacy.php . Also, please run some form of Anti-Virus software. It's vital if you're a Windows user. A great and free for personal use software is: AntiVir http://www.free-av.com/ quote stop.
nevertheless this software is usable. it is not totally evil. just as evil as every mainstream thing.
(btw, i do not even have outlook like reviewers below)
edit: i uninstalled it, rebooted, but that Meetro NDIS Protocol Driver (ndismeetro.sys) was still running automatically. i could manually "stop" it using pserv, then uninstall it. so it is not a crasher. seeya on next reboot.
edit 2: here i am.
Nikkie reviewed v0.92 Beta on Nov 1, 2006
I use zonealarm security suite and arovax shield but had no email issues or any problems at all.It installed fine and loaded up fine.I just have no use for it,cause i don't want to meet anyone from online ,even if they are in my area...
but it does what is listed..no problems here.
Norwegian,Use miranda,if you want something lightweight to connect to msn etc..
graphiteuk reviewed v0.92 Beta on Jan 5, 2006
When I tried to install this program, it tried (according to my firewall) to open Outlook Express and the firewall process itself. I refused it permission to do either, and it seemed to install OK. It didn't try the same thing at program run, and once it was running, it looked promising. I would be interested to hear from the developer on why it attempts what it does during install. Unsatisfactory answers or no answers will leave me no option but to steer clear of it and advise all my friends to do the same. A shame, as I liked the tool itself.
livewiremaxx reviewed v0.92 Beta on Jan 5, 2006
No one in my area signed up, so not much for me to look at. So far it loaded ok and installed fine. Just not much to use right now.
Dricon reviewed v0.92 Beta on Jan 4, 2006
Still needs more work.
I found that it took over a minute to connect to the servers on startup.
Suggestions:
- Speed up startup connection speed
- Needs a plugin to disable/enable simple GUI
- Better compatibility with MSN/AIM
Norwegian reviewed v0.61 Beta on Nov 21, 2005
WARNING!!!
This program caused my windows 2000 to not start anymore. It reports corrupt file in "system" at boot up. My story is that I downloaded Meetro, innstalled it and then tryed it. I could never log on to msn. Since my motivation to download this program is related to Meetro being a small file to download via GPRS, I only wanted MSN as a smale file. Lucy me have also an XP on the same driver, and are still able to communicate from the wilderness:-) But I must really warn about this specific program. Tested maybe 100 betas over several years, but this is the first time it ruined tha OS. The OS has been stable for several years. Since it never worked for me, I can not rate the program. Only issue a warning to install.
Better luck next time Meetro... Atle
kenko21 reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
Awesome app. Proximity awareness is very cool. I've been using it from the beginning, and the first time someone close to me signed up and signed in, I was all giddy...
jpolkko reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
This thing is gonna be huge. Still not that many users here in San Francisco but it's getting better every day. I carry my laptop everywhere and travel a lot, so it's very cool for personal and business networking, e.g. on airports and conferences. And I can get rid of most of my other IM apps and use Meetro just like Trillian or Gaim. Can't wait for Symbian clients.
chiledearbol reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
Awesome software. Can't wait to see what they do in the next version.
raisehell7 reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
I have been using the program for quite some time now and I have to say that I am really satisfied. The idea might have mentioned before but I never saw anybody else make an attempt to aproach it, plus lets all not forget it it still in beta testing form, so I dont know what all the fuss is about. Its getting there. I was actually surprised when I discovered there were a lot of interesting people working for this idea. I will definetely continue to use it!!
scabadone reviewed v0.61 Beta on Oct 3, 2005
I have gotten the European support to work. I met 2 other people here in Geneva and it looks to be growing. Nice and stable as well.
fac3less reviewed v0.61 Beta on Sep 23, 2005
Works fine outside of the USA for me!
You just have to enter in your latitude and longitude (which can be gotten off of sites like maporama.com)
It's very reminiscent of trepia: I love this application!
I've met a lot of new people through it.
Try it.
