Comment by bnc319 11 hours ago
So… hear me out. Could I connect this to an airline’s paid in-flight WiFi network, and then broadcast an open network to effectively open up access to all other passengers for free? If enough WiFi pirates do this on flights perhaps it would kill paid WiFi entirely (just need enough Good Samaritans)
(And yes I know there are other bypasses you can do like spoofing MAC addresses to get around some device count restrictions)
And get arrested to boot!
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/man-arrested-for-sett...
These travel routers have an option to impersonate the device you are using to get round this.
That’s not going to be an issue at all domestically soon unless you fly one of the cheapest airlines.
Delta has had free WiFi for awhile now as does JetBlue and I believe Southwest. It’s coming soon to AA and United.
I fly Delta 99% of the time.
Why? Because Starlink. Starlink requires airlines to offer it for free (apparently, for now), and the airlines that have started offering it are making a big deal out of it because it's actually usable compared to a lot of the LEO- or ground-based offerings before.
United was looking to have its regional fleet done by end of this week, Qatar has finished their 777s; Hawaiian's entire fleet is done, so is airBaltic's. WestJet are also close.
British Airways is starting the rollout now, so are SAS, Air France and a few others.
Delta and America already are offering free wi-fi on most domestic routes.
(some android phones: my Pixel can, Samsung can't, although it seems that other Samsungs do have it.)
Maybe. And then get throttled or banned for using too much bandwidth. You don't need this product to do this though, you can do the same thing with a laptop and your phone
Why would this kill paid wifi? A bunch of airlines are already switching to free wifi anyways, but the ones that aren't seem unlikely to just kick back as an army of easily-identifiable tech bros attempt to defraud them. It's a bit like trying to steal money from the bank after you've handed them your ID and debit card.
Really what you should be doing is setting the SSID to "$2 in flight WiFi!" and selling access.
You'll make tens of ... dollars every flight.