[NNagain] can I change the subject?

[le berger des photons <thejoff@gmail.com>]

sorry,  haven't read the rules for here.

I wanted to talk about what the operators here in France seem to be doing.
Tell me if you figure I"m mistaken,  tell me if maybe the same thing is
going on elsewhere.

I changed operator at the beginning of the year, got into a long
conversation with the installers.  Because of that I forgot to turn off the
wifi on the box they'd delivered.

The next day I configured a pair of ubnt devices to create a link.  Out of
habit, I did a speedtest.  Got less than 10 mbps instead of the usual 300
mbps.

I understood why immediately.  The box was using the air for its own
purposes.  I wasn't using the wifi on the box, nobody was.  The neighbors
are far away.  I turned the wifi off on the box,  these last five years
since they imposed their box when one orders a connection, it's been
impossible to lower the power.  Both radios are on full blast. (either or
both can be turned off).

I turned off the wifi and my new link immediately showed the usual 300 mbps.

My theory is that they are using the wifi to constantly spy on the
customer.  I'm figuring that they're using these microwave devices as
optical cameras which can see through walls.

Do you know anything about any of this?

thanks