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So I have still not switched permanently to an Android phone. The main remaining reason has been that I simply have no cell coverage in my house. With my T-Mobile Blackberry I have been able to roam seamlessly onto my Wifi network at home for several years now, using UMA. Well, T-Mobile has finally announced that they are introducing UMA for several Android models, starting with the new MyTouch and the Motorola Defy. Not sure I like either of these very much, but T-Mobile is planning to add m...

I have long operated an open and unsecured wifi access point at home. Why? For anything that really requires security, such as online banking, I am relying on end-to-end encryption via SSL. That requires being somewhat diligent to make sure your browser actually shows it has a secure connection because otherwise you are potentially subject to a MITM attack where the attacker rewrites secure to unsecure connections. But end-to-end based on certificates provides much higher security than any of...