Virgin Media to make your WiFi hub public access

JJ_Egan

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

They would not be driving here to get it, as said, we are on a main road with lay-by . Drivers passing would soon know our house was a location they could stop outside and make their calls and whatever. We could do without the noise that is going to cause.

Yes i am sure you are right undreds are going to be arriving .

But if you go down the Faraday route then what's to stop them all parked in this lay-by from connecting ??
Plus if you actually use the cage you will find that the radion waves bounce around the house leading to softening of the brain through over exposure .
Probably better to put up large lead sheets between you and the lay-by .

DUTR

Swipe wrote: »

I'd imagine there are hundreds of lay-bys in cities all over the country that have BT Wifi hotspots. I can't imagine it has increased the number of people pulling over to use the internet. Who doesn't have mobile data on their phone these days anyway? So on that basis any lay-by is fair game, hotspot or not.

I agree, and besides using a mobile device in a vehicle may attract penalty points, I fear the OP is worrying over nothing, as the BT system has been going for years without any drama, even walking along the road, you soon walk out of wifi zone.

peachyprice

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

They would not be driving here to get it, as said, we are on a main road with lay-by . Drivers passing would soon know our house was a location they could stop outside and make their calls and whatever. We could do without the noise that is going to cause.

How? If they're driving past they won't be in need of wifi so will have no idea there's a hotspot there.

And why would they need to use your wifi to make calls when they can use their phone anywhere they like without a hotspot?

Totally paranoid reaction.

anotherbaldrick

DUTR wrote: »

Why is the lay by there in the 1st place?
Isn't it for people to stop at for whatever reason, long before wi fi? I doubt the stop by will increase after all the user would also have to be a VM BB subscriber.

It's there because it is a bus stop. but that does not mean cars don't use it , usually leave having flung their takeaway wrapping out the window.

anotherbaldrick

JJ_Egan wrote: »

Yes i am sure you are right undreds are going to be arriving .

But if you go down the Faraday route then what's to stop them all parked in this lay-by from connecting ??
Plus if you actually use the cage you will find that the radion waves bounce around the house leading to softening of the brain through over exposure .
Probably better to put up large lead sheets between you and the lay-by .

Not if I earth It.

anotherbaldrick

peachyprice wrote: »

How? If they're driving past they won't be in need of wifi so will have no idea there's a hotspot there.

And why would they need to use your wifi to make calls when they can use their phone anywhere they like without a hotspot?

Totally paranoid reaction.

Bad area for phone signal reception, and I'm not going to improve it ,
Web search proves faraday cage is right way to go.

Swipe

I'm hoping your neighbours don't have virgin too. If they do, opting out won't stop the lay-by gathers using theirs instead

DUTR

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

It's there because it is a bus stop. but that does not mean cars don't use it , usually leave having flung their takeaway wrapping out the window.

Doesn't sound like the type that would have VM, after all it's not cheap.

System

VisionMan wrote: »

Yes, my BT hubs a hot spot too. I could turn it off but its not a problem.

It just clutters up the airwaves with extra APs
I can see 4 BT homehubs but between them they generate 10 APs across the band

anotherbaldrick

Swipe wrote: »

I'm hoping your neighbours don't have virgin too. If they do, opting out won't stop the lay-by gathers using theirs instead

Their is one next door , have already spoken to her but she has the old hub not the super hub.