I used to have 'FBI Van 21' back in the 2010s but haven't really cared in recent years
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I'm in IT and use my hotspot as an internet umbrella for troubleshooting - my hotspot name is "FBI Surveillance Van". (I also carry a usb-c to eth adapter for those stubborn hardline devices)
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I wish. My WiFi is ZeroGravitas, a ship name from the Culture novels; the only other named WiFi in my vicinity is Routered in Faith. :-(
My wifi name has been "Not yours" for 12 years
Mine is NOTtheNSAvan, and I see in the list of active WiFi networks is one called fbivan
"Looking for a wifi" was mine college.
I'm guessing you're still single?
All of my WiFi names have been taken from the game American McGee's Alice (the first one): "Pool of Tears", "Skool Daze", "Hollow Hideaway", "Mystifying Madness", etc. Sadly, all of my neighbors are computer illiterate, so they always leave the router's default name.
Unfortunately no. I think I'll try something and see if someone joins in.
One of our neighbours has his set to "SAPS Surveillance Van" - "SAPS", South African Police Services.
Ours is named after my son's YouTube channel.. free advertising!
RopeBunny
I had one once "FBI Surveillance Van 7" and the neighbors renamed to "CIA Underground Bunker" and "International War Criminal"