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At least they let customers to opt-out. In Malta (EU) there is an ISP called Melita - pretty much a monopoly - which enforced similar to all it's customers with
by vizzah 12y ago
At least they let customers to opt-out. In Malta (EU) there is an ISP called Melita - pretty much a monopoly - which enforced similar to all it's customers without even informing them and without letting them to turn it off.
It's an outrageous practice to enable radio-emitting devices in customer's homes without their consent. Unfortunately, they didn't see any backlash from the customer base, as most didn't understand what happened and believed to what lies ISP published on their FAQ page - that additional WiFi spot doesn't emit extra EMF and doesn't consume extra electicity...
I had to go to the lengths of reversing modem firmware looking for exploits in order to disable this.
- ldarcyftw 12y agoI wonder if you could simply wrap the modem in an aluminum foil (provided that you have your own router connected to it).
- keithpeter 12y agoI just unscrew the little aerial when I use a wired connection (we don't have the public wifi rebroadcast thingy yet)
- vizzah 12y agoLooking for exploit was fun - found provisioned administrator password to access any modem on the WAN - but yes, unscrewing antenna is the first idea which comes to mind.
- noir_lord 12y agoIf it mattered to me that much I'd take it apart and unsolder the antenna then re-assemble and deny all knowledge. Unless I owned the equipment then I'd just cut them off.