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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by rtpg on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @02:57AM (#7771500)
In France most ISP routers also serve as hotspots for other people. So if you're travelling and you're close to someone who uses the same ISP as you, you'll have access to a (granted, limited-speed) hotspot.

You can turn this feature off if you want to, but in order to use it somewhere else, you need to have this feature turned on in your own router ;)

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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by RachelF on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @04:27AM (#7771658)
In Australia, ISPs sell the WiFi on your router. Similar to ZON

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/05/telstras-new-wi-fi-netw...

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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by sspiff on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @06:40AM (#7771906)
The two major Belgian providers offer the same: Telenet only offer their own network, while Belgacom is a member of the international Fon network. I think both providers only offer the service to people with more expensive subscriptions, but I could be wrong about that.
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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by zokier on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @04:49AM (#7771706)
Comcast too:

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/comcas...

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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by soci on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @06:25AM (#7771873)
Fon routers (company founded in 2005) also does that.

https://corp.fon.com/en

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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by najra on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @03:15AM (#7771535)
Same thing is starting to happen with most ISP's in the Netherlands :)
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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by boboohaze on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @03:51AM (#7771599)
yup, UPC .nl user here, and I shared my router as a wifi spot, that said, I don't see to many oter public UPC wifi spots at least in the area where I am the most zaandam / de pijp amsterdam.
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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by dalore on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @05:05AM (#7771733)
Same with BT in the UK.
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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by Myrmornis on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @03:11AM (#7771531)
That's cool!
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Re:My Open Wireless Network (2008) by kubiiii on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @03:21AM (#7771547)
It's a way to share an Internet access while requiring proper authentification of your guests, so that you will not be responsible for their behaviour.
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