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My house is a Wi-fi Hotspot ??

Mr_Pye — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:22:33 GMT

I've just discovered that my BT router is being used as an open wifi allowing people nearby to access wifi through my router. I'm not happy with this from a security perspective, and BT will never convince me to the contrary. How to I deactivate this ?

Re: My house is a Wi-fi Hotspot ??

imjolly — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:33:06 GMT

You obviously have your mind made up that accessing BTWIFI will compromise your home network even though that is untrue

you can opt out here

https://www.bt.com/help/broadband/how-do-i-opt-out-of-bt-wi-fi-

Re: My house is a Wi-fi Hotspot ??

Mr_Pye — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:56:51 GMT

Thanks for the help, I'm also seeing a secured hotspot called BTWifi-X which also seems to be associated with my router, could you explain what this is ? thanks

Re: My house is a Wi-fi Hotspot ??

NigelB72 — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:04:10 GMT

It's the same thing

Re: My house is a Wi-fi Hotspot ??

DarrenDev — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:06:21 GMT

@Mr_Pye the BTWifi-X hotspot is the same as the BTWi-Fi hotspot, but specifically for Apple users (iphones, ipads, etc) and uses a different form of authentication.

Re: My house is a Wi-fi Hotspot ??

licquorice — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:56:32 GMT

Just remember that opting out also removes the ability for you to use such hotspots as well as commercial BT hotspots whilst out and about.