From: mike 


I recently locked up my neighbor's 802.11g access point.  He had no
security at all.  Wide open.  I put him on WPA/2.

In one locale I visit semi-frequently, I noticed a lot of open access
points, all with a long number as their SSID.  Upon further questioning, I
found out that those access points are the ones that Verizon sets up for
you if you subscribe to the wireless router portion of their DSL service. 
The SSID is the Verizon account number of the DSL subscriber, and no
security is set up to reduce support calls.....

 /m


On Sun, 6 May 2007 11:03:47 -0400, "Geo."  wrote:

>I can't even begin to imagine the problems this is going to cause for
>companies who's wireless networks cover the sidewalk outside their
>building..
>
>Geo.
>
>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>news:463a439a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Getting ready to compete against iPhone?
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/wr_nm/tmobile_product_dc_3
>> NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche Telekom, plans to
>> launch cellular phones this summer that can roam on Wi-Fi hotspots,
>> carrying calls over the Web, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web
>> site on Thursday.
>>
>> The new service, known as Hotspot at Home, has been in trial in Seattle
>> and is expected to be launched nationwide as early as mid-June, the
>> Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.
>>
>>

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