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Originally Posted by kwikbreaks
That in effect is what BT routers do but it would be a major firmware change. The "public" section needs to be tunnelled to the ISP so that the guest device can have a different IP so safeguarding you from any mischief the guest indulges in such as downloading kiddy fiddler pictures etc. etc. etc.
It won't happen anyway - last I heard of VM wide area WiFi there was some suggestion of putting hotspots on cabinets although how that could be achieved I really can't see as anything inside the cab would be screened and external would need planning permission and be subject to vandalism.
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Not really a major change, the Superhub already supports separate guest networking as well as transparent (and not so transparent) tunnelling (though only presently implemented on the Business version)
That said BT's FON/Openzone on their Home Hubs is frequently broken and unusable.
As I mentioned elsewhere though, VM are using Alcatel-Lucent gear for their public (i.e. London underground) networks and not any crappy Netgear or Cisco junk.