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		xrisk 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Airpass – Easily overcome WiFi time limits How was the auth done? And for that matter what logic did the traffic shaping use?

vachina 28 days ago [–]

Auth is username/password over captive portal. You could pay for more bandwidth. The system was so pwned I ended up giving myself unlimited bandwidth.

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