In reply to a post by RobertoS:

It would need to be a VDSL2 router .

I know.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

That would be in its spec sheets.

There's a spec sheet? ooOoo

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/hardware/techn...

"We recommend leaving your router and BT Openreach modem switched on all the time (even if you're not using them..." that would be a lot of watts being used a lot of people a lot of the time - not very green perhaps?

True but keeping them on ensures that line management can always work its magic.

Plus who actually turns these routers off? Click onto your wireless network icon (even at this hour) and look at how many come up. I get around 12 right now, in a bedroom that's only got 1 external wall facing the garden.

Might not be green but reality is that routers are always on in most cases.

In reply to a post by ukhardy07:

...Click onto your wireless network icon (even at this hour) and look at how many come up. I get around 12 right now, in a bedroom that's only got 1 external wall facing the garden.

Hope they all have at least WPA Encryption...

One unsecured, one WEP, rest WPA2 or WPA & a few of those unsecured BTFon and BT-Wifi ones

Probably most of them using default SSID's and Preshared Keys?

Most are but not everyone. Uploaded a screenshot

http://i48.tinypic.com/2mxif79.png

Edited by ukhardy07 (Fri 10-Aug-12 03:39:02)

One netgear open and another netgear WEP

I don't know anything about unsecured BTFon and BT-Wifi though - is that a serious issue?

In reply to a post by 4M2:

One netgear open and another netgear WEP

I don't know anything about unsecured BTFon and BT-Wifi though - is that a serious issue?

Well basically. The homehub comes up as BTHomeHub-whatever with WPA encryption. The homehub also broadcasts BTFon and BT-Wifi. It basically allows me to use the neighbours BTHomeHub internet if I pay a small fee. I have to enter my bank details to get access usually. Anything I do via BTFon / BTWifi isn't the owners responsibility as far as I know.

My laptop wont connect for some reason but anyway here's the landing page on my phone

http://i46.tinypic.com/t5sys1.png

It's quite expensive, £3 an hour, £5 a day and £15 for 5 days.
30 days is £39

EDIT: if you are a BT broadband customer and also share your Wifi via BTWifi and Fon you get free access to the service. So basically wherever someone has BTHomehub you can get online for free (which is most urban places).

Edited by ukhardy07 (Fri 10-Aug-12 04:17:40)

OK - so I guess 3g should be secure?