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Eircom Hot Spots

  • 06-09-2005 2:19pm
    #1
    Board@Work
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭


    I THINK I figured that some of the Eircom public telephones in my area are also WiFi Hotspots.


    Now I live within distance to one of these hotspots and can access it and browse the web. Are these free for public use and if so I might cancel my BB and just use that.


Comments

  • #2
    jimbling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,053 ✭✭✭jimbling


    no its not free.... if you already have eircom bb then its about 10 extra a month.. without it.. im not sure. but its 3 for 1/2 hour, 5 for 1 hour 15 for 24 hours etc etc.... not sure about the monthly bill...


  • #3
    Board@Work
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭Board@Work


    I must be logging onto a neighbours unsecured network then..


  • #4
    RuggieBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    that'll solve the esat issue then.... :D


  • #5
    Board@Work
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭Board@Work


    Not a strong signal and i don't know if it will disappear next week but it is a possibility :D:D:D ..


    What I might do is as i get close to my download cap just start using the WiFi


  • #6
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,258 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    I recently just got a wifi card for my laptop and came accross a neighbours eircom network but unfortunatly it's encrypted. *cough* Airsnort *cough*. Well... the rents aint letting me get broadband in (had to move to a different rent) so.. ahh hell why not? If the Garda come knocking (yeah... right) I'll just say it was the cat, then run.


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  • #7
    Kastro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 822 ✭✭✭Kastro


    Airsnarf is a simple rogue wireless access point setup utility designed to demonstrate how a rogue AP can steal usernames and passwords from public wireless hotspots. Airsnarf was developed and released to demonstrate an inherent vulnerability of public 802.11b hotspots--snarfing usernames and passwords by confusing users with DNS and HTTP redirects from a competing AP.

    get it from
    http://airsnarf.shmoo.com/


  • #8
    John R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,107 ✭✭✭John R


    wi-fi enabled eircom payphones used to be free to use, is it possible the one board is connecting to hasn't been updated?


  • #9
    Kastro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 822 ✭✭✭Kastro


    i doubt it.. yer better off just downloading wardriver and scanning yer area..


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