Poll: Woman Calls Tech Guy About Stolen Wi-Fi Network

[Timotei]

I don't steal wi-fi, and I'm sure not many of us here do. I on the other hand am sure to have a long, convoluted, incoherent password that is just a random throw together of numbers at letters. It makes it near impossible to get it right.

aah, but then the inevitab..ineve...the time comes dammit when you will disconnect, or otherwise lose said password, and what then! HMM?

and, nice video?..I don't steal wireless , but I may be getting stolen from

It's kind of hard to forget the password when I have it on a slip of paper taped on one side of my router.

And if someone is able to read that paper, I have a bigger problem than a stolen wireless signal.

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

That's why wireless Must be configured with a Password DUH!

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Erm, we've experimented to see if we can steal our neighbours', but ours is good enough for the moment.

 

[reg42]

No, I have my own interwebz.

My wireless doens't even work, everything's wired

 

[Plurralbles]

I've been to my grandma's and her neighbors have all of theirs' showing up but they're locked.

I locked mine the second I set it up.


Screw you MAYS!(my neighbors)

 

[Byrn Stuff]

If it's an open network and my local connection has died/is unavailable then I'll use it, and I don't feel guilty about it.

 

[teisjm]

Never done it, cause i don't really have anything that can use it, apart from my crap-tastic old labtop, which can't hold batteries for mroe than 30 min anyways.
And most places i go have internet which they'll willingly let me use anyways.

 

[AfroTree]

I don't steal wi-fi, and I'm sure not many of us here do. I on the other hand am sure to have a long, convoluted, incoherent password that is just a random throw together of numbers at letters. It makes it near impossible to get it right.

aah, but then the inevitab..ineve...the time comes dammit when you will disconnect, or otherwise lose said password, and what then! HMM?

and, nice video?..I don't steal wireless , but I may be getting stolen from

It's kind of hard to forget the password when I have it on a slip of paper taped on one side of my router.

And if someone is able to read that paper, I have a bigger problem than a stolen wireless signal.

Close your blinds F00', before T-bot steals your internet!

 

[sirdanrhodes]

I play on my DS's internet browser at hotspots from time to time.

 

[Trotgar]

I don't know if it's only in here, but in Finland, joining even non-protected networks became illegal if you don't have the owners permission.

This sucks because it's very easy to put up a protection, if someone can't do it, he/she should ask for help, and many people leave their wi-fis protectionless because they want it to be free to use.

Plus using someone elses wireless connection doesn't harm anybody, at least if you don't download anything big, which slows their use of net down.

It's strange how some people seriously compare it to walking into a neighbours house and stealing their TV.

 

[Jiggabyte]

And if someone is able to read that paper, I have a bigger problem than a stolen wireless signal.

Ninja removal services aren't cheap (never take a clan's Dragon Scroll.)
Speaking of, my WEP key is one of the few things to adorn my wall. It's affectionately placed next to a picture of me and my girlfriend. I respect the Key, as it is our salvation from those who would turn the Holy Internets against us.

 

[wordsmith]

Share and share alike you miserly bastards. I leave my connection open, I let other people use it. The reason? The vague hope that the *one time* that my net goes down when I need it, there are enough kind people with an open connection that I can get what I need to do done.

 

[andrat]

If my ISP is having technical problems (happens every now and then), I will opt to steal my neighbors' connections for a little while. This is only done in emergency situations though, because I only get about 35% connection, which slows even the fastest connection down to a crawl.

Same, every now and again my net and will go down, and my neighbor's is used until then. That's the only time tho, I have my own.

 

[Baby Tea]

That 'Tech Guy' has really, very glorious pipes.
I would produce him to the middle of next week.
Sweet.

On Topic: Nope, never stole.
I got my own internet.

 

[LWS666]

i would never do that because if someone did that to me and slowed my internet down, i'd black out and wake up with blood everywhere. i do not like slow internet.

 

[jasoncyrus]

I locked mine down with WAP2 the second i got it.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

It's called "War driving"...
Sometimes needed, like when in the holiday the hostel won't provide the wifi they promised.

 

[Hurr Durr Derp]

My wireless is password-protected so noone else can get on it, and I've never used someone else's connection without permission either.

 

[paragon1]

Nope. Never stolen it, never had it stolen. I find it hilarious that anyone wouldn't know to make sure their wifi connection is secure.

 

[Nmil-ek]

I pay for my own thank you very much, and no never a concern for me I'm connected through a land line about as secure as it gets.