Why do I have wifi access points showing up that do not exist?

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WiFi access poins show up that do not exist.

I am 700 feet from the nearest house. I have 3 WPS access points that show at full strength. My notebook and a different phone does not find them.

What can they be?
 

belodion

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Re: WiFi access poins show up that do not exist.

How about if you get closer to them with those devices?

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Rukbat

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Re: WiFi access poins show up that do not exist.

I can access my wifi from a little over 1/8 mile - about the same distance. I can still see it for another 100 feet or so, but can't access it. (And I see a university wifi system - sometimes - that's close to a mile from here. (And they can't be using more power than anyone else - almost all routers use maximum legal power coming out of the antenna.)
 

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