Paulg0 wrote:
>
> "Ato_Zee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> On 15-Dec-2009, Al Bowlly <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>>> >> There's a bit of a row brewing on the BT.Beta forums. It seems that
>>> >> Home Hubs have been remotely enabled as BT FON and BT Openzone access
>>> >> points without the user's knowledge or permission. People who have
>>> >> disabled wireless have found it re-enabled, and the config "off"
>>> >> option
>>> >> removed.
>>> >>
>>> >> If you've got an HH, have a look at your config ....
>>> >
>>> > Oh dear, naughty BT.
>>> > First Phorm and now this...
>>> >
>>> > George
>>>
>>> Go on, what have they done....... is it nefarious? is it a lock in?
>>> is it
>>> a remote access hole? is it advertising or spamming?
>>
>> And of doubtful legality, misuse of your equipment, use of your
>> electricity for their own corporate ends, sharing the bandwith you
>> are paying for, with someone else, possibly hackers downloading
>> kiddy porn. Open wireless networks are potential risks,
>> not much point of being all CAT5, no wireless, for peace of mind
>> if BT open you up to the world.
>> Migrate or risk getting raided at 3 am.
>
> The BTfon wireless signal is placed on a separate subnet with absolutely
> no access to the internal network. Also any users logged in on the
> public side are routed to BT via a VPN and allocated a different public
> IP address traceable back to them. I am pretty sure also that any
> bandwidth used is not taken from the hosts monthly allowance.
<SNIP - loads of BT FAQ Boilerplate>
You are answering questions which no-one was asking. Ho Hum.
Do you have an interest to declare, Paul? BT staffer, perhaps ?
The point - which you have deliberately skated over - is that people who
had chosen to keep their WiFi access closed, or had disabled it
completely, have been opted in as Openzone and FON access points.
Your comments, please ? (Keep to the subject this time).
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