Apple banishes Wi-Fi scanners from App Store

I wonder why that is? Anyone know if there's a security or performance risk here for the person who owns the WiFi access point?

I'm wondering why they'd do that, too.

Maybe it's because easy access to wi-fi makes you less dependent on your phone company?

They probably removed them because, while legal, most probably see the users of these apps sneaking around and leaching wifi from unsuspecting people.

It's a shame they took them down.

And what separates these standalone apps, from simply turning on your Wifi on the phone itself and seeing what it picks up?

No, they removed them in order to force people to use the AT&T network more...a network that is already fataly overloaded, I'm sure this will make it even worse.

I doubt they are trying to force people to use the ATT network.

This is why I don't have an Iphone

if only we could banish people who buy their crap products

it really doesn't matter anyway the iphone has a built in feature that can actively scan for wifi anyway just flip out your phone go under settings and go to wifi settings and vola it does the same things those wifi analyzers do. They only banned it so you have to do things the hard way... just like any other unjailbroken iphone apps/features etc. like not being able to send your contacts into your sim, i think you need to pay for an app to do that...

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it really doesn't matter anyway the iphone has a built in feature that can actively scan for wifi anyway just flip out your phone go under settings and go to wifi settings and vola it does the same things those wifi analyzers do. They only banned it so you have to do things the hard way... just like any other unjailbroken iphone apps/features etc. like not being able to send your contacts into your sim, i think you need to pay for an app to do that...

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Originally posted by NeoandGeo:

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I doubt they are trying to force people to use the ATT network.

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Originally posted by NeoandGeo:

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I doubt they are trying to force people to use the ATT network.

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Why? EVERY iPhone has unlimited data. It's not like AT&T will make more money. If anything, WiFi was added to the iPhone to offset AT&T's network limitations.

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Originally posted by NeoandGeo:

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I doubt they are trying to force people to use the ATT network.

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Why? EVERY iPhone has unlimited data. It's not like AT&T will make more money. If anything, WiFi was added to the iPhone to offset AT&T's network limitations.

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Originally posted by NeoandGeo:

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I doubt they are trying to force people to use the ATT network.

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Why? EVERY iPhone has unlimited data. It's not like AT&T will make more money. If anything, WiFi was added to the iPhone to offset AT&T's network limitations.

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To Apple, it isn't about making money by screwing the customer anymore...now they screw the customer just for the sake of screwing the customer...even if it costs them money.

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Stories like this are PRECISELY why I jailbroke my iPhone.

Jailbroken iPhone here FTW!!!

LOL yes i agree with apaullo. if you own an iphone, jailbroken is the only way to go. the iphone was OK when i first bought it, but now jailbroken it's the shizznit

i never understood why people wanted wifi scanners when they could just open the settings app and go to wifi and there you go a list of wifi networks built into your system

Banning programs that do nothing illegal... One more reason for me not to buy an iPhone. Using a family member's iPhone, the internet is unbearable. Why the * would I pay $40 just for the internet portion when the phone can't even use it very well?! Apple rips on PCs as if all are Windows and essentially calls those users idiots then they lock their phone to an incompetent network... I'm getting sick of the Apple fanboyism. But I digress.