Long ago, you could move to a new area, scan for local WiFi networks, and fully expect to see a wonderful diversity of different network names. Some named for their locations, sure, but others named for people, or fandoms, or just “fun” ones.
Has this art form died? Most residential SSIDs nowadays seem to just be the default one that comes with the basic router supplied by the ISP. Most commercial ones are just the name of the business. Sometimes you’ll spot a phone configured for tethering but even that’s usually just “Alice’s iPhone” or similar.
I can’t remember the last time I saw a “Chicken Crossed the Road to Steal Our Wifi” or a “Russian Hackers” or a “Routy McRouterface” or a “All Your Bandwidth Belong to Us” (okay, that last one’s a bit dated). Has the art form died?
I know, right?? I have my home WiFi and mobile hotspot names set to fun things and references, but it’s such a shame to see a flood of “Name’s iPhone” everywhere instead.
Had lead to some funny situations when I’ve shared a hotspot and people get confused though.
Problem is that nowadays with SSID maps, I get a bit anxious telling people online what they are in case they zero in on my location, haha