At least here in California, I believe the 2Wire modem/routers are being shipped to SBC/Yahoo! Customers. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that many of their customers don't actually have a wireless enabled computer currently in their home.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of G Bickers > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 5:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SOCALWUG] Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. > Apartment-Dwelling Wireless User - flame > > > Yeah, I've seen dozens of 2wire's (followed by three digits) > and the signals > are hot. They also seem to be broadcasting nothing but mgmt > frames as if > they're never in use. > > >From: "Michael Mee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [SOCALWUG] Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. > Apartment-Dwelling Wireless > >User - flame on > >Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:44:39 -0700 > > > >Anyone else noticed how the dreaded SBC "2wire" APs are > intruding on the > >"default hotspot via open APs" model? They come out of the box with > >wireless on, WEP enabled, and each with different SSIDs > (starting with > >"2Wire" and blast the #$%& out of everything around them. > > > >We're starting to see them all over the place, and they're > starting to > >create significant inteference problems for other network > users. The only > >saving grace is they're mostly on channel 6, along with all > the Linksys > >boxes. > > > >cheers, michael > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get tips for maintaining your PC, notebook accessories and reviews in > Technology 101. http://special.msn.com/tech/technology101.armx > > >
