![]() If this is a piggybacked hotspot, how do I turn it off? Is this some piggybacked hotspot like comcast does? Or is something else going on here? I enabled the guest wifi to see if it was related to that, and I can confirm it is not, I saw a separate guest wifi pop up. It also has the same signal strength as my 2.4ghz and 5ghz connections. I confirmed it is coming from it because I powered it off and it disappeared. I am now using wifi until I can get some new cable run and I noticed a 3rd wifi network coming from my router. Where I was living previously, I was hardwired into my router via ethernet, so I never used wifi. I recently moved service to my new house. To check if your router is broadcasting the hidden SSID as well, you should check out the app WiFI Analyzer, since most computers don't even display hidden SSIDs (for android only) wrote: ![]() I can confirm that it is not a public hotspot, but as for what the purpose of the hidden SSID is unknown and the only entity who could comment on its purpose would be Verizon themselvs. Heres an interesting article regarding some information found in FCC Documents about the G1100 router and its features for IOT. ![]() If I had to guess, I would assume that Verizon is using it to prepare for some future plans, specifically in the IOT (Internet of Things) field. Turning off wireless all together, however, does stop the broadcast of the hidden SSID. I can confirm on my test G1100 router with stock settings, the hidden SSID is present too.
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