Absolutely no router has shipped in the last decade that I’m aware of that is open by default. ISP modems definitely don’t.

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mw1 a day ago | parent | next [-]

Xfinity cable modem / router combos will create public Xfinity networks by default for many years now. Absolutely is something Xfinity could be selling access to for other corporations.

	▲	raw_anon_1111 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes and it even it requires you to log in first.

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kotaKat 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

American cable operators set up a separately managed and isolated SSID and DOCSIS service flow to provide Hotspot2.0 access for their cellular subscribers (among other things). XfinityMobile/SpectrumMobile SSIDs are everywhere now out of the box being hosted off of ISP-issued hardware.

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raw_anon_1111 14 hours ago | parent [-]

And it requires a log in.

	▲	kotaKat 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That’s where we have to circle back to the parent comment - a smart TV operator could 100% go buddy-buddy up with Xfinity/Spectrum/Cox/et al. and get Hotspot2.0 certs at the factory level to go hop onto whatever cable operators they want to target.