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Do these show up as networks on devices, or are they kind of hidden? I've looked before and never seen any open wifi around my house, but I am near a mall and lots of shopping.
They do not use wifi. They use BLE over short range, or LoRa or FSK on 900mhz over long distances. If you wanted to see them you'd probably need a scanner built specifically to find them but idk if anyone has made one.