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This is true, but if guest networks were the norm then individually you'd be less likely to be exploited by criminals, because of the greater spread, and the issues surrounding them would be better appreciated by the authorities and law makers.

ISPs should be getting onboard with providing public access points. Why wouldn't they welcome me using my home as a basepoint for their public service?




A big porportion of Dutch routers is actually creates a secondary independent network that provides free internet access to users of the same provider, across the country.


Same in Serbia with Serbian BroadBand (SBB) UniFi.


Comcast[0] does this in the US. It's opt out as I understand.

[0]http://www.extremetech.com/computing/184263-comcast-turns-50...


BT in the UK does this. As far as I know pretty much all BT wifi routers are part of a FON network unless you change the configuration.


Because when your home gives free access, sharing the connection (and cost) with your neighbors becomes easier.

Yes, it's possible now already, but now we're all afraid the others may abuse our connection.


Abuse how??




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