Cox ALSO has outdoor and businesses setup with WiFi equipment that doesn't depend on the Pano modems. Refer to the link I posted above. It provides actual addresses.
I know there is a Cox Wifi hotspot down the road from me. My phone alerts me every time I drive past however it's not on the map. Must be a gateway. I don't see any outdoor hotspots in my area.
I've picked up the signal in my neighborhood before and wondered way. I normally pick it up at certain public spaces. Looking at the map, I see a house tagged just up the block from me which had me wondering. I was thinking maybe Cox would give me a discount (free?) internet if I let them put an "access point" in my attic. I have ethernet and power already. I've considered putting one of the Ubiquity outdoor access points up there but not much point given the number of hubs I already have.
I was thinking maybe Cox would give me a discount (free?) internet if I let them put an "access point" in my attic.
I don't think Cox would allow you to put up one of their Hotspots without a captive portal explaining the TOS. See here for instructions on using a captive portal. Even if you had that, you would need some way of verifying Cox username passwords without capturing them. What would be really bad is if you made a device that looked and acted like a Cox hotspot and used it to steal username/passwords. Not saying you would ever do such a thing, just saying why Cox would be against it. Fun idea though. 👍
So it seems null is thumbing down all my comments for no reason. Someone must not have a life.
