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Neighbors Wage War Via Wi-Fi Network Names

Typically, it's about noise

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 19, 2012 5:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – Want to know what your neighbor really thinks of you? Try scrolling through your local Wi-Fi hotspot names, which may contain a personal message—like "We Can Hear You Having Sex" or "Shut The Barking Dog Up No 7," the BBC reports. Other examples include complaints about slamming the door, wearing heels, running, and shouting. In other words, some neighbors would rather rename their Wi-Fi network than knock on your door.

"My favourite a few years ago was 'StopHavingSoMuchSex'," wrote K_Alva on Reddit. "Ironically, it was unprotected." Another Reddit user recalled renaming a neighbor's linksys router to "Shut Up Your Damn Dog": "The war has been waged for months now, and at one point they changed the name to 'Plz stop,'" wrote eris_amazing. "I'm petty, and persistent, but their dog never shuts up."

A woman reads her local list of Wi-Fi networks.
A woman reads her local list of Wi-Fi networks.   (Shutterstock)
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COMMENTS
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apocalypso
Oct 21, 2012 1:58 PM CDT
Changing the wifi name won't shut up a barking dog. A little bit of rat poison on a hot dog will though.
Cotati
Oct 20, 2012 10:33 PM CDT
My favorite seen while driving through Henderson, NV was, "no free wifi bitch".
Nxxxx
Oct 20, 2012 5:45 PM CDT
I love the caption you have under the stock photo...I wonder if Shutterstock used that as their description, making it easier for you to find. Better search than 'person looking at laptop'.
 

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