[Cialug] Luddite SysAdmin

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Nov 14, 2012, at 10:29 AM, jrnosee <jrnosee at gmail.com> wrote:

> What version of android are you running?  My Galaxy S3 also auto-activates
> WiFi to check for access points (Sprint Connect) but it doesn't actually
> connect to an AP unless I tell it to, thus remaining on 3G.  Even at that
> it has an option in the settings to check for an internet connection after
> connecting to an AP to insure it's actually getting out to the internet.


Since Starbucks uses AT&T wifi access points, if you connect to one it may just remember and try to connect to any of them when they are in range. They all have the SSD set to ATT. They're in other places besides Starbucks too, so this is much easier to do than it sounds. 

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