As a Total Broadband small business user recently migrated to Infinity from long-standing standard broadband, I set about accessing BT Wifi (Openzone as was) only to realise that my old voucher-based credentials had now expired.
Today I have spoken to Broadband Business Support and a couple of people at BT Wifi.
It seems that in order to access BT Wifi, I have to log in using my primary email address and password. No alternatives, no vouchers, no flexibility.
My primary email address also happens to be my main email address (coz that's the way BT set things up for me initially...) and I am more than a little concerned about the security implications behind all this - especially if I want to use BT Wifi from multiple devices and multiple users.
It seems to me that the old voucher-based approach was inherently more secure (well, at least it would not force me to compromise my main email account and/or BT Account) - and a much more customer-oriented solution.
We all know the storied of hackers using public wifi access points to get their hands on personal information, yet with this particular approach, BT seems to be forcing us to choose between operating securely or taking a chance on BT Wifi.
Yes I know there is a VPN option, but that only works on selected platforms.
Am I the only person to have these concerns, or have other bright individuals already worked out a better way of doing this ?
Thanks,
John
