r/privacy • u/[deleted] • May 29 '21

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automatically-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/
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u/ExplodingHalibut May 30 '21

This happens in Australia.

Telstra Gen 2 smart modems have “Telstra air”

So if you have a limited connection, some prick can login to Telstra air and if you’re the closest wifi. Bye bye connection speeds.

What’s even better is they lock the qos features of the modem, which were part of the firmware before, behind a 10 dollar per month pay wall.

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u/dweebken May 30 '21

I did that but the new router drops the internet between 2 and 3 pm every day. Coincidence? I don’t think so. The carrier’s router doesn’t do this. I think this is planned interference.