BT Openzone

[Melton Fox]

Blimey, just got this email from BT.

I've been rewarded with 250 minutes per month at BT Openzone locations. Great for me in my job

Thanks BT

Dear Melton Fox, you hunk or burning love

Get FREE BT Openzone minutes with BT Total Broadband.
Thanks for being a BT Total Broadband customer. As part of your BT Total Broadband subscription, you’ll enjoy FREE BT Openzone minutes, equivalent to 250 minutes a month, for the duration of your new BT Total Broadband contract.
There are thousands of BT Openzone hotspots in the UK and Ireland, giving you internet access on your Laptop or Wi-Fi enabled PDA, at broadband speeds, when out and about.
You’ll find more and more handy hotspots in just the sort of convenient locations
where you’ll most need them – hotels, airports and airport lounges, train stations, and restaurants. You can search for specific hotspots online at

www.btopenzone.com/find
Where will you take yours?

Click here to collect your voucher now.
Yours sincerely,

The BT Total Broadband Team

For Terms & Conditions Click Here

 

[Jeff]

Might have to change my ISP if they're giving away perks like that.

I've always been put off from using Openzone because I wouldn't use it enough to justify having a monthly contract, and their PAYG prices seem to be expensive - it's cheaper to connect for shorter periods using my mobile.

 

[Durham Fox]

Might upgrade my subscription with BT on this news

 

[Macky]

I tend to just park outside somebody's house who has a wireless router

 

[Durham Fox]

I tend to just park outside somebody's house who has a wireless router

used to be great but WEP encryption seems to be standard these days

 

[Macky]

used to be great but WEP encryption seems to be standard these days

most manufacturers don't have it enabled by default and most people haven't a clue how to enable it :icon_bigg

 

[Durham Fox]

most manufacturers don't have it enabled by default and most people haven't a clue how to enable it :icon_bigg

All new routers these days have it enabled i find.

 

[Macky]

All new routers these days have it enabled i find.

some but definitely not all.

just take a drive around any housing estate with netstumbler running and see for yourself

 

[Durham Fox]

some but definitely not all.

just take a drive around any housing estate with netstumbler running and see for yourself

I live in a block of apartments, I can detect around 10 wireless networks, all encrypted.

Used to be the other way around, maybe 1 in 10 encrypted. All BT routers are now shipped with encryption and that accounts for a lot of routers. 8 of the 10 I can detect are BT.

 

[Macky]

All BT routers are now shipped with encryption and that accounts for a lot of routers. 8 of the 10 I can detect are BT.

BT doesn't account for any of the routers that I can detect!
in my experience it's about 50/50 encrypted. your average Joe-schmo who has bought himself a wireless router from PC world doesn't have a clue about encryption, so if you take a quick spin around any estate it doesn't take long to find somewhere to download the porn from.
If you are determined enough you can break WEP encryption anyways

 

[Matt_B]

If you have a satnav Melts this may be of use to you http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtompoi.php
Scroll down and there is an ov2 file to copy to your tomtom or whatever with all the BT openzone hotspots in the UK

 

[Melton Fox]

If you have a satnav Melts this may be of use to you http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtompoi.php
Scroll down and there is an ov2 file to copy to your tomtom or whatever with all the BT openzone hotspots in the UK

No, just got rid of my TomTom. Them files are superb, I used to have all the speed cameras, MaccyD's and BP garages on there.

Thanks anyway Matt

 

[Matt_B]

No problem, I am going to download all the football stads in the UK and all the Tesco superstores!