On Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at 12:39 PM, Robert Gray wrote:
At 03:19:26 -0800 on 11/1/05, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There are open networks in my area...so I may be able to say
goodbye to dial-up without forking out for cable or DSL.
Check out this thread:
"If a wireless network signal is available, can I use it?"
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-10149-
0.html?forumID=7&threadID=132911&messageID=1498741&tag=nl.e497
or the latest slashdot poll for some interesting geek insights to open
access points:
http://slashdot.org/pollBooth.pl?qid=1318&aid=-1
Realistically, a lot of people do it. Legally, it is almost always
against the terms of service of the cable or dsl provider. Ethically,
it is like "sharing" music or files over p2p networks.
FWIW, I have my home 802.11b router left to factory defaults for two
reasons. I only have 2 neighbors close enough to steal my signal (one
where both the husband and wife are ministers and the other's computer
uses tubes). The other is that I am in an area of frequent power
outages and I don't want to futz with resetting it every time I lose
power.
No, I will not tell you where I live so you can mooch bandwidth.
Len
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