What's the name of your Wi-fi?

By Steven P.
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Still amazes me when I see how many people keep their SSID default telling everyone who their ISP is and what hardware they have. Ist about time ISPs started to make the install include a wizard to change the SSID and set a new default password. Sure some will forget their password but give them full a clear warnings (not small print type) and something to record it on.

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On 01/11/2021 at 05:45, StrikedOut said:

LucifersPlayground

 

Still amazes me when I see how many people keep their SSID default telling everyone who their ISP is and what hardware they have. Ist about time ISPs started to make the install include a wizard to change the SSID and set a new default password. Sure some will forget their password but give them full a clear warnings (not small print type) and something to record it on.

Yep ..especially when their ISP is frontier and frontier secures everyone's Wi-Fi with their telephone number. If they don't use their ISP name they mostly use their last name, which makes it really easy to look up their phone number.

 

They don't want to do that because it would be a tech support nightmare. Which is why I think frontier is dumb enough to use people's phone numbers.

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I can't be bothered to change my Wi-Fi router name as my provider can push a software / firmware update that resets the Wi-Fi name. It's happened before and it will happen again. It's a standard FTTH_xxxxxx name

Meh. Sad tears 

 

 

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Some that show up on my phone:  You have to guess which ones are mine :D

1- SlackemHackemJackem951

2- TheDarkKnightIsHere

3- YourMommas666Connector

4- MyMommas666Connector

5- ItsonlyDataYoursnotMine

6- ScottyWeNeedMoarPowahDestructSequence1

7- 1mbBullshitIn10pbBullshitOut

8- ForeverSellingYourShit

9- Yoursearchismyhoneypot

10- NoUcantHaveMy998877Data

11- HackMeYouDieInSlowPain4Eva

12- MyNetworkSuksWallah02468

13- CloneItYouOwnIt

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