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"The solution, he says, was to tweak the AirPort software so that it seemed to be operating in Japan instead of the United States." Great solution, b
by cbr 13y ago
"The solution, he says, was to tweak the AirPort software
so that it seemed to be operating in Japan instead of the
United States."
Great solution, but illegal. Did they get permission or just do it?
- MikeCapone 13y agoBetter to be a pirate than join the Navy, I suppose...
- sounds 13y agoI'm guessing they didn't. (Has the statute of limitations passed or something?) Now obviously they could claim they shielded the Moscone center and only operated on channel 14 indoors. (The US bans channel 14 due to the frequency being used by satellite.) I think the FCC might still fine them, if there was a clear-cut case with hard evidence.
- sneak 13y agoIt doesn't matter. Nobody went to jail and everyone bought an iPhone. Who cares?
- dinkumthinkum 13y agoThey're real law breakers, aren't they. :)