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Creating rogue APs is criminal-adjacent, unethical behavior because it denies and interferes with a network. It could even be criminalized in some jurisdictions.


Tell that to Xfinity.


Comcast can die screaming, fiery deaths with rapid reincarnation between them.

The were the only ISP in a certain suburban wooded area. During planned power outages they would go out after ~16 hours because they failed to engineer survivability (choice of electrical circuits and backup power) as the cell phone networks, municipal water, and other critical services did.


Well they are exempt from most laws.




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