Virgin Media starts turning customer routers into public Wi-Fi hotspots
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Virgin Media has finally begun converting customer Super Hubs into public Wi-Fi hotspots. Some customers have reported receiving an e-mail from Virgin, letting them know that their home router is now broadcasting a public Wi-Fi signal. Virgin Media is opting in "hundreds of thousands" of customers by default, but you can opt out after the fact.
100,000+ customers opted in by default, but Virgin says download speeds unaffected.
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Virgin Media has finally begun converting customer Super Hubs into public Wi-Fi hotspots. Some customers have reported receiving an e-mail from Virgin, letting them know that their home router is now broadcasting a public Wi-Fi signal. Virgin Media is opting in "hundreds of thousands" of customers by default, but you can opt out after the fact.
100,000+ customers opted in by default, but Virgin says download speeds unaffected.
Great! I just love the idea of my windows tablet constantly switching networks -- the "Checking network requirements" message will be up 24/7!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Virgin Media has finally begun converting customer Super Hubs into public Wi-Fi hotspots. Some customers have reported receiving an e-mail from Virgin, letting them know that their home router is now broadcasting a public Wi-Fi signal. Virgin Media is opting in "hundreds of thousands" of customers by default, but you can opt out after the fact.
100,000+ customers opted in by default, but Virgin says download speeds unaffected.
Oh! Marvelous! They've managed to find a way to make a service that already runs like an unreliable slug on valium even slower. Switching to another lousy, over-priced UK telecoms provider has just moved a lot higher on my "to do" list.
Slogans aren't solutions.
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Virgin Media has finally begun converting customer Super Hubs into public Wi-Fi hotspots. Some customers have reported receiving an e-mail from Virgin, letting them know that their home router is now broadcasting a public Wi-Fi signal. Virgin Media is opting in "hundreds of thousands" of customers by default, but you can opt out after the fact.
100,000+ customers opted in by default, but Virgin says download speeds unaffected.
UPC in Austria had this for two? years now. Called Wi-Free. Works really well, seperate wifi ssid, limited to 10mbits down 1mbit up, that bandwidth is added on top of your plan's. I can go pretty much anywhere and have free wifi with bearable speeds- still prefer my 250mbits at home, but hey, It's free!