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The reasoning behind this may be less evil than you think. At the Chaos Communication Congress the CCC provides wireless internet access for free and bans perso

by biafra 14y ago

The reasoning behind this may be less evil than you think. At the Chaos Communication Congress the CCC provides wireless internet access for free and bans personal hotspots because they interfere with the provided wifi infrastructure.

fredley 14y ago
The wireless hotspots provided for the Olympics are not free: £5.99 for 90 minutes. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2180518/bt-covers-olympic-park-hotspot-wi-service http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2180518/bt-covers-olympic-par...
packetslave 14y ago
This. Yes, it's heavy-handed, but I would not be surprised to learn that the underlying goal is "keep the official wifi network from falling over from the 2.4ghz duty cycle hitting 100% across all channels due to N000 personal hotspots."