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Went to the bank downtown , the drive thru. Waiting to proceed so I decided to check phone for emails.
The wifi connection list popped with a lot of selections and I saw a lawyer that I know but I noticed one that said "FBI surveillance van" with a strong signal. Hmmm looked around and saw a van but it did not look FBIish but there was a blacked out window SUV nearby.
Never had that happen before.

Happy thanksgiving everyone

 
Posted : November 25, 2015 1:31 pm
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Robert Hill, post: 346070, member: 378 wrote: Went to the bank downtown , the drive thru. Waiting to proceed so I decided to check phone for emails.
The wifi connection list popped with a lot of selections and I saw a lawyer that I know but I noticed one that said "FBI surveillance van" with a strong signal. Hmmm looked around and saw a van but it did not look FBIish but there was a blacked out window SUV nearby.
Never had that happen before.

Happy thanksgiving everyone

Been nice know'n ya.

 
Posted : November 25, 2015 1:33 pm
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Somebody in that neighborhood has a fiendish sense of humor.

 
Posted : November 25, 2015 1:34 pm
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Robert Hill, post: 346070, member: 378 wrote: Went to the bank downtown , the drive thru. Waiting to proceed so I decided to check phone for emails.
The wifi connection list popped with a lot of selections and I saw a lawyer that I know but I noticed one that said "FBI surveillance van" with a strong signal. Hmmm looked around and saw a van but it did not look FBIish but there was a blacked out window SUV nearby.
Never had that happen before.

Happy thanksgiving everyone

Shades of Hub Northing!

 
Posted : November 25, 2015 1:34 pm
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I've seen quite a few variations on the FBI theme with regard to naming one's WiFi access point. I assume that all of them are bogus.

 
Posted : November 25, 2015 1:50 pm
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So many people name their Wi-Fi networks "FBI Surveillance Van" as a joke that it would be a perfect cover for a real one

 
Posted : November 25, 2015 2:43 pm
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I currently use a Nighthawk 1900, you can change the router name to anything you want. Where I live I have seen some weird host names like "US SECRET SERVICE", "Aliens on Earth", "POLICE DEPARTMENT",
and others I can't mention here. I thought all routers were "name changeable".?

 
Posted : November 25, 2015 2:51 pm
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I know longer name mine, you have to manually enter the name to even get to the p/w entry, no real FBI van is going to broadcasting either.

SHG

 
Posted : November 28, 2015 5:25 pm
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Having two wifi setups mine have simple names, Data & Net and a password that is near impossible to remember.

 
Posted : November 28, 2015 7:46 pm
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Mine is called WeWillHackU.

When I setup the wifi for my mother-in-law (RIP) years ago, I asked her what she wanted to name it. She said, "f*** off", so I called it that.

 
Posted : November 28, 2015 9:45 pm