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, kwoody@citywest.ca wrote:
How do the cable companies generally deliver this service? A friend
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
insists it 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.