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I once bought a router to use for my internet when I moved into my new house just to find out that it "wasn't compatible" with Verizon's service. I still have it (because I'm terrible about returning things). Is there any point in keeping it? Is there anything fun or interesting that I could do with it?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If you're not going to hook it up to the internet (bridging, access point, etc.), name it something funny or provocative for the neighbors.

For example, I live in a college student neighborhood with a lot of Chinese students. I have an old router that I'm going to name the network 六四屠殺 which is Chinese for the June Fourth Massacre (the Tiananmen Square Massacre). It's a term banned on the Chinese internet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like a good name around me would be "FreePublicWifi". Can you get in trouble for naming it something like "[city name]WifiNetwork"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, usually falls under impersonation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why? seems unnecessarily rude.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Seems pretty based to spread freedom of knowledge and history in spite of an oppressive, authoritarian regime.