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When was the last time you saw any open networks in residential homes? All wifi access points use WPA2 and passwords out of the box in the last 10+ years. Ther
by FirmwareBurner 2y ago
When was the last time you saw any open networks in residential homes? All wifi access points use WPA2 and passwords out of the box in the last 10+ years.
There might be one from some random hotel lobby nearby or neighbor with a Windows Vista PC, but that's the exception nowadays, not the rule.
- fuzzy2 2y agoJust now, because Vodafone is running Wi-Fi hotspots on their customers' routers. (It's opt-out.) An appliance wouldn't be able to use that, of course.
- FirmwareBurner 2y agoThose are not open but require in-browser authentication for customers.
- rpgwaiter 2y agoI know it’s not common but I’ve kept a client-isolated open wifi hotspot on my property for a long time. You never know when someone might be in the neighborhood and need a connection! So far, a single client has connected in 4 years and I can’t remember if that was me or not.
- frizlab 2y agoI used to do that but now I have put a password on my guest wifi with a QR code for easy typing (which I still have not printed; I should do that one of these days).
- cptskippy 2y agoThey won't even have to be open. ISPs like Comcast have been offering the ability to connect to Comcast hotspots that are just running on consumer's routers. How long before they offer that as a service to 3rd parties like Bosch or LG?