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« Reply #21840 on: June 04, 2013, 10:13:11 AM » |
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BT are constantly sending me letters asking me to sign up for their broadband service. The say if I do I will have access to some ridiculous number of Open Zone Wifi hot spots.
This got me thinking. How do they protect these hotshots? Presumably access is via a password. What is there to prevent 20 people sharing the same one?
Its the same password for my btinternet account (email etc) so it would be a bit risky to share that. Also I would imagine that they record multiple logons to prevent abuse. |
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« Reply #21841 on: June 04, 2013, 10:48:29 AM » |
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BT are constantly sending me letters asking me to sign up for their broadband service. The say if I do I will have access to some ridiculous number of Open Zone Wifi hot spots.
This got me thinking. How do they protect these hotshots? Presumably access is via a password. What is there to prevent 20 people sharing the same one?
Its the same password for my btinternet account (email etc) so it would be a bit risky to share that. Also I would imagine that they record multiple logons to prevent abuse. Do you use the hotspots much, and are they usually available when you need them? How many people are allowed to use the one account? |
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« Reply #21842 on: June 04, 2013, 01:30:26 PM » |
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BT are constantly sending me letters asking me to sign up for their broadband service. The say if I do I will have access to some ridiculous number of Open Zone Wifi hot spots.
This got me thinking. How do they protect these hotshots? Presumably access is via a password. What is there to prevent 20 people sharing the same one?
Its the same password for my btinternet account (email etc) so it would be a bit risky to share that. Also I would imagine that they record multiple logons to prevent abuse. Do you use the hotspots much, and are they usually available when you need them? How many people are allowed to use the one account? Don't use it that much - never seems to be one when I need it. ie they say many airports have it but it is out of range for a lot of the gate areas. I have logged on to a neighbour's when mine was playing up and there are loads of those "hub" hotspots about in any residential area. Though there must be slight security concerns about using these. Don't know about numbers - but as I said its the same password to access email etc - so you would have to trust anyone who you gave access. |
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« Reply #21843 on: June 04, 2013, 01:44:57 PM » |
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BT are constantly sending me letters asking me to sign up for their broadband service. The say if I do I will have access to some ridiculous number of Open Zone Wifi hot spots.
This got me thinking. How do they protect these hotshots? Presumably access is via a password. What is there to prevent 20 people sharing the same one?
Its the same password for my btinternet account (email etc) so it would be a bit risky to share that. Also I would imagine that they record multiple logons to prevent abuse. Do you use the hotspots much, and are they usually available when you need them? How many people are allowed to use the one account? Don't use it that much - never seems to be one when I need it. ie they say many airports have it but it is out of range for a lot of the gate areas. I have logged on to a neighbour's when mine was playing up and there are loads of those "hub" hotspots about in any residential area. Though there must be slight security concerns about using these. Don't know about numbers - but as I said its the same password to access email etc - so you would have to trust anyone who you gave access. Very useful. Thanks Dave. |
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« Reply #21844 on: June 04, 2013, 01:55:06 PM » |
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I use them often. Pretty handy at times. The data is sent encrypted over the connection, so as secure as using your home wifi really.
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« Reply #21846 on: June 05, 2013, 11:40:45 AM » |
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Meh! I knew those SEAL's were a bunch of pansies. |
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« Reply #21847 on: June 06, 2013, 08:24:06 AM » |
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Sigh... Who sits on these panels? I bet it's not the parents of primary school children. Child porn teacher can work again http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22793239 |
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« Reply #21848 on: June 06, 2013, 09:10:46 AM » |
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It's June, and we still need the heating on morning and evening.
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« Reply #21849 on: June 06, 2013, 09:17:53 AM » |
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The weather's not got Fib down. One of those days when two balls just isn't enough.  | Click to see full-size image. |
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« Reply #21850 on: June 06, 2013, 09:39:40 AM » |
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The weather's not got Fib down. One of those days when two balls just isn't enough. | Click to see full-size image. |
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« Reply #21851 on: June 06, 2013, 11:08:23 AM » |
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What a great looking dog btw.
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« Reply #21852 on: June 06, 2013, 11:39:10 AM » |
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Facebook.
I don't use it, I don't even know what it looks like, but....
Can 1.1 billion people really be wrong?
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« Reply #21853 on: June 06, 2013, 12:15:54 PM » |
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Facebook.
I don't use it, I don't even know what it looks like, but....
Can 1.1 billion people really be wrong?
Yes. They just don't know it yet. |
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Ah! The element of surprise
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« Reply #21854 on: June 06, 2013, 12:32:08 PM » |
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Facebook.
I don't use it, I don't even know what it looks like, but....
Can 1.1 billion people really be wrong?
Yes. They just don't know it yet. 5.9 billion people can't be wrong |
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