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This is true, but if guest networks were the norm then individually you'd be less likely to be exploited by criminals, because of the greater spread, and the is
by nly 10y ago
This is true, but if guest networks were the norm then individually you'd be less likely to be exploited by criminals, because of the greater spread, and the issues surrounding them would be better appreciated by the authorities and law makers.
ISPs should be getting onboard with providing public access points. Why wouldn't they welcome me using my home as a basepoint for their public service?
- clishem 10y agoA big porportion of Dutch routers is actually creates a secondary independent network that provides free internet access to users of the same provider, across the country.
- milankragujevic 10y agoSame in Serbia with Serbian BroadBand (SBB) UniFi.
- cmdrfred 10y agoComcast[0] does this in the US. It's opt out as I understand. [0]http://www.extremetech.com/computing/184263-comcast-turns-50000-paying-customer-homes-into-public-hotspots-millions-more-by-the-end-of-the-year http://www.extremetech.com/computing/184263-comcast-turns-50...
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- kwhitefoot 10y agoBT in the UK does this. As far as I know pretty much all BT wifi routers are part of a FON network unless you change the configuration.
- joosteto 10y agoBecause when your home gives free access, sharing the connection (and cost) with your neighbors becomes easier. Yes, it's possible now already, but now we're all afraid the others may abuse our connection.
- tamana 10y agoAbuse how??