Wifi

[mg4android]

If you use WiFi access on unsecured networks like a Starbucks with your phone cant there be security risks ?

Does anyone use WiFI in pulbic or strictly 3G?

Thanks in advance!

 

[semperLux]

I'm a WiFi whore. I use it whenever I see it free and available. ($bux, bookstores, staples). In my neck of the woods, it's faster than 3G and we don't have 4G [yet]. I don't know of any security risks.

 

[Demache]

I'm a WiFi whore. I use it whenever I see it free and available. ($bux, bookstores, staples). In my neck of the woods, it's faster than 3G and we don't have 4G [yet]. I don't know of any security risks.

It is possible to set up a way for someone to intercept traffic from the Wifi network and unencrypted passwords and such. But its pretty rare, and unlikely to happen at a trusted wifi spot like a restaurant or something.

 

[takeshi]

If you use WiFi access on unsecured networks like a Starbucks with your phone cant there be security risks ?

Theoretically, yes. Is it a practical concern? Not in my experience. If you're all tinfoil hat then use a good firewall and encryption.

Does anyone use WiFI in pulbic or strictly 3G?

Yup. People use all three options (WiFi only in public, 3G only in public, either in public), depending on who you ask.