Sad that in some cases the extra WiFi usage results in higher electric bills for the consumer.... and cannot be opted out of.
-- J. Hellenthal The fact that there's a highway to Hell but only a stairway to Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic volume. > On Nov 22, 2020, at 11:49, kwo...@citywest.ca wrote: > > >> >> How do the cable companies generally deliver this service? A friend > insists it >> piggybacks off the WIFI radios of existing cable company subscribers. In > other >> words, the cable company WIFI router in a flat is providing both a private > link >> for the flat's subscriber, but also a public hotspot service. >> >> >> I concede it is possible, but I am skeptical that the high quality of > hotspot >> service we get here in Budapest could be achieved that way. > > Calix has this option on the 844G/E CPE. The G is used with fibre based > drops and the > E is used with cable modems. > > It is called Community Wifi and is an option that can be enabled in both > units. It uses GRE tunnels > to backhaul traffic. > > Never used it so have limited knowledge on actual workings, but have > deployed many > of both types of CPE's. > > > > > >