What’s this xfinitywifi network and why do I keep connecting? (2016)

Re:What’s this xfinitywifi network and why do I keep connect... by ilikehurdles on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @08:34AM (#20222690)

Have you tried leaving "ask to join" off, and forgetting the problematic network? If you rarely if ever need to connect to it, it's better that you don't save it to your list of known networks.

The other way I see from the other comment is to view that SSID in your wifi menu, click the (i) button next to it, and toggle "auto-join".

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Re:What’s this xfinitywifi network and why do I keep connect... by apsdsm on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @10:50AM (#20223871)

I tried this initially but new wifi networks kept springing up with such frequency that the whole thing became a game of whack-a-mole. Maybe they rotate names frequently here? I might give it another shot though. There can’t be that many wifi networks between here and Roppongi...

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Re:What’s this xfinitywifi network and why do I keep connect... by ilikehurdles on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @11:38AM (#20224285)

My iPhone only ever connects to networks I've used -- never unknown open networks. I know it's possible to enable automatic asking (I think, via "ask to join network"?), but that seems like an annoying feature.

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Re:What’s this xfinitywifi network and why do I keep connect... by apsdsm on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @10:55PM (#20229424)

Yeah, I think it’s trying to connect to networks that are somehow “partners” with my provider, and for some reason there seems to be hundreds of these scattered around Tokyo.

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