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So… hear me out. Could I connect this to an airline’s paid in-flight WiFi network, and then broadcast an open network to effectively open up access to all other
by bnc319 9mo ago
So… hear me out. Could I connect this to an airline’s paid in-flight WiFi network, and then broadcast an open network to effectively open up access to all other passengers for free? If enough WiFi pirates do this on flights perhaps it would kill paid WiFi entirely (just need enough Good Samaritans)
(And yes I know there are other bypasses you can do like spoofing MAC addresses to get around some device count restrictions)
- IncreasePosts 9mo agoMaybe. And then get throttled or banned for using too much bandwidth. You don't need this product to do this though, you can do the same thing with a laptop and your phone
- ec109685 9mo agoThey throttle.
- gdw2 9mo agoAndroid phones can share their wifi connection like this.
- jser 9mo agoI carry a burner Android just for this feature. Great for sharing with my iPhone and iPad on a flight.
- pityJuke 9mo agoInsane to me that Apple still does not support this.
- xp84 9mo agoNot that surprising. Unless you’re going to sell access to that hotspot and give Apple a 30% cut, it really wouldn’t interest Tim Cook.
- ricardobeat 9mo agoIs it? I can’t picture a real situation where other devices would prefer connecting to mine, running down its battery, instead of directly to the wifi it’s broadcasting. Besides, at least where I live, 5G/4G is often faster than shared wifi. I’d be surprised if this is used by more than 0.1% of all users.
- pityJuke 9mo agoThe situation is almost always “weird networking.” A WiFi hotspot too new for a device you have. Captive authentication you can’t solve on your e-reader (this was the case for me at college). Or, as I’m using one right now, as a simple booster (with a battery plugged in). Given that this has been available on Android for years, I do not consider it an overly difficult feature for Apple to implement.
- Doohickey-d 9mo ago(some android phones: my Pixel can, Samsung can't, although it seems that other Samsungs do have it.)
- niklasrde 9mo agoI installed another app on my S10 to enable this. It's called "Wi-Fi Hotspot" and it works pretty well
- raw_anon_1111 9mo agoThat’s not going to be an issue at all domestically soon unless you fly one of the cheapest airlines. Delta has had free WiFi for awhile now as does JetBlue and I believe Southwest. It’s coming soon to AA and United. I fly Delta 99% of the time.
- a_t48 9mo agoJust got back from several flights with Hawaiian, free Starlink on every one.
- xp84 9mo ago“Soon”? Why would they give up that money though? I feel like there’s so little competition they aren’t feeling the pressure. Otherwise everyone else would have been hurting 15+ years ago when JetBlue started their free Wi-Fi.
- tylervigen 9mo agoDelta and America already are offering free wi-fi on most domestic routes.
- niklasrde 9mo agoWhy? Because Starlink. Starlink requires airlines to offer it for free (apparently, for now), and the airlines that have started offering it are making a big deal out of it because it's actually usable compared to a lot of the LEO- or ground-based offerings before. United was looking to have its regional fleet done by end of this week, Qatar has finished their 777s; Hawaiian's entire fleet is done, so is airBaltic's. WestJet are also close. British Airways is starting the rollout now, so are SAS, Air France and a few others.
- antonkochubey 9mo ago>Starlink requires airlines to offer it for free What's the catch?
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- akerl_ 9mo agoWhy would this kill paid wifi? A bunch of airlines are already switching to free wifi anyways, but the ones that aren't seem unlikely to just kick back as an army of easily-identifiable tech bros attempt to defraud them. It's a bit like trying to steal money from the bank after you've handed them your ID and debit card.
- FL410 9mo agoProbably. I do this with a GLinet and it works great.
- qmr 9mo agoReally what you should be doing is setting the SSID to "$2 in flight WiFi!" and selling access. You'll make tens of ... dollars every flight.
- redrove 9mo agoAnd get arrested to boot! https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/man-arrested-for-setting-up-fake-flight-wi-fi-to-steal-fellow-passenger-details https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/man-arrested-for-sett...
- omnimus 9mo agoOk Lol but they got arrested for stealing others people data not for making a wifi on the flight. That's different.
- redrove 9mo ago>That's different. Is it though? It genuinely looks like you might get caught doing this, and I'm sure you are at least breaking airline policy, even if you're not charging money; not to mention if you charge.
- ec109685 9mo agoAirlines throttle per device, unfortunately.
- supersparrow 9mo agoThese travel routers have an option to impersonate the device you are using to get round this.
- akerl_ 9mo agoThe throttling is "per device", not "per type of device". If you connect 1 travel router and use it to share internet with >1 user, those users are sharing the capped capacity the plane gives to "one connected device".
- zenonu 9mo agoPlaying with fire. It could be potentially construed as an attempt to steal personal info.
- system2 9mo agoFlight internet usually comes with a data quota.
- ec109685 9mo agoI’ve done this. Works fine. Issue in general is the airlines throttle the heck out of devices.
- nunez 9mo agoYes
- mbesto 9mo agoI basically do this so my gf and I can connect all of our phones and computers.