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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 748: Dueling WiFis

The Marriott hotel chain is getting all the nerd rage right now, and rightfully so. They are purposefully disrupting people’s use of non Marriott operated WiFi hotspots.

Links:

  • [Marriott Wants FCC OK In Blocking Tethered Modems, Hotspots DSLReports, ISP Information](http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Marriott-Wants-FCC-OK-In-Blocking-Tethered-Modems-Hotspots-132120)
  • [Google, Microsoft throw weight in fight against Marriott Wi-Fi blocking request Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/12/google-microsoft-throw-weight-in-fight-against-marriott-wi-fi-blocking-request/#p3)
  • Google, Cisco, Microsoft, others weigh in on Marriott’s Wi-Fi network management petition

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 748: Dueling WiFis

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