# Tell me some funny WiFi network names you've seen in the wild. . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 23, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215 "2025-10-23T12:26:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/41 "2025-10-26T19:31:40Z")
My block has “Nightfurries” and “SquirtleSquad”. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/42 "2025-10-27T03:43:49Z")
Here’s a funny clip from Ismo, a comedian from Finland, who has an English language password; [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DtdlPiYPln0/maxresdefault.jpg "ISMO | You Have Now Poured Enough Coffee Into My Cup #standup #comedy #shorts #ismo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtdlPiYPln0) ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/43 "2025-10-27T13:37:13Z")
One of mine is “yournetworknameisboring”. I was hoping that our neighbours would take it as a challenge and adopt more interesting network names. But no they are as boring as ever. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/44 "2025-10-27T13:50:45Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > No contributions, but a question. How many of these humorously-named networks are not secured Every network I can see from home is secured with at least WPA2, some also use WPA3. > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Are there even still any wifi routers around that allow an unsecured connection? I don’t think so You absolutely can. I just tried on a brand new Verizon CR1000B - what Verizon provides when you get Fios service - and you have to dig down a bit in the settings and set “Security” to “None”. I also tried with an Eero Pro, and that doesn’t allow an open connection, you have to use at least WPA2 security on that. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/45 "2025-10-27T17:09:19Z")
Computer security expert Bruce Schneier says that he leaves his home network unprotected. He says that security should be provided by each device in the network, and network security is unnecessary. Leaving his network open is “basic politeness”. It is admittedly a controversial viewpoint. > **[My Open Wireless Network - Schneier on Security](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html)** > > Whenever I talk or write about my own security setup, the one thing that surprises people—and attracts the most criticism—is the fact that I run an open wireless network at home. There’s no password. There’s no encryption. Anyone with wireless... ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/46 "2025-10-27T19:53:04Z")
That article is 17 years old, I wonder if he still does it? Especially since now it’s trivially easy to setup an open guest network on the same AP as your main network, which is isolated on a different subnet. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/47 "2025-10-27T21:45:14Z")
I have Bill Wi the Science Fi as my household/guest network a la Chronos, and the inverted Bill Fi the Science Wi as my personal one. Visible from my PC are Majiin Buu, Yoshi, and Buggle Eyes. I’m due for an update, if only to have more interesting passwords - “There Is No Password” and “Why Do You Want To Know” always get a chuckle from me and an eyeroll from others. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/48 "2025-10-27T21:56:14Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > I’m due for an update, if only to have more interesting passwords - “There Is No Password” and “Why Do You Want To Know” always get a chuckle from me and an eyeroll from others. I also find those funny. I used “I Already Told You” as a password for a while. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/49 "2025-10-28T00:19:13Z")
For a little while we had an ‘FBI Surveillance Van’ network in the area, but it’s gone now. Everything is either a family name, or the default provider’s name (mostly Spectrum). I’ve got ‘Zap Rowsdower’ and ‘All Hail the Glow Cloud’. ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/50 "2025-10-28T00:32:19Z")
Besides the usual generic ones, I currently see in my neighborhood **Brocolli** , **NOWCONNECTED** , **Sparky** , **TheFliz2** , and **TheGriswolds**. ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/51 "2025-10-28T01:00:01Z")
The only humorous one I see is **Hoes Nest.** Mine is not funny at all. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/52 "2025-10-28T01:58:45Z")
WeCanHearYouHavingSex ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/53 "2025-10-28T03:42:45Z")
> [@jerseymule](#): > > Mine is not funny at all. That’s actually quite a funny name for a Wifi network. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/54 "2025-10-28T11:53:16Z")
**Tourette Clan** … and I have a pretty good feeling I know which neighbour’s it is ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/55 "2025-11-03T02:39:01Z")
I was just at a kids park near a large townhouse complex and while I was searching for a particular WiFi signal I saw a few interesting ones: **Virus Factory** Two of these, one was 2.4 and the other one 5.0 which I would guess the frequency **Bandits Bandwidth** **Bandits Bandwidth minions** Maybe the wifi for the Bandits children? **Cant decide** I guess they are being honest. **MomMom97** I think it was 97, but definitely MomMom `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/56 "2025-11-03T14:23:03Z")
Just scanned from my house. Surprisingly, two of the nearby SSIDs are the street addresses of the homes and one is the owner’s first name (female). That seems rather unusual. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/57 "2025-11-03T17:01:27Z")
> [@icon](#): > > **Virus Factory** Two of these, one was 2.4 and the other one 5.0 which I would guess the frequency Yes, there are 2 active WiFi bands in the USA, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, channels are individual frequencies within each band. 2.4 has better range & penetrates obstacles more easily, but 5 GHz has higher bandwidth. There’s also 6 GHz wifi, but it’s not very common yet. And note that 5 GHz Wifi and 5G mobile data have no relation to each other. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/58 "2025-11-03T17:29:30Z")
I am aware of the different bands, I was just assuming that is why they were named that way as I have done something similar at home myself. I did not actually check to see if the names corresponded with the band though, for all I know they reversed the names just to make it more confusing. `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/59 "2025-11-03T19:32:31Z")
There’s no way of proving it’s theirs, but the wifi name “420forever” appeared a day or two after the spacey neighbors moved in. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215/60 "2025-11-14T14:31:54Z")
Another one I saw recently. ConnectForMalware (there might have been underscored but I don’t remember). It is good to know what you are getting I guess. `//i\\` [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-funny-wifi-network-names-youve-seen-in-the-wild/1024215.md?page=2)