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   Andy Burns to Carlos E.R.   
   Re: How to test if your access point BSS   
   08 Dec 25 01:17:28   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: usenet@andyburns.uk   
      
   Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
   > If you have a free unused/old router or access point, you could set it   
   > up with a hidden _nomap SSID, and without connecting any of your phones   
   > to it, wait to see if the BSSID appears listed after a month or two. It   
   > would be interesting to check every day with a script, to see how fast   
   > they update.   
      
   Ask some friends who use iPhones to come round for a coffee, the more   
   devices hoovering up data the better?  They may only add BSSIDs to the   
   DB if they've seen them via multiple devices.   
      
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