Are you stealing wifi?
By TheAgent
@TheAgent (220)
United States
May 16, 2009 9:14am CST
I use my neighbor's wifi to get online sometimes. I have about 5 neighbors signals reaching my house. When I want to get away from the desk I just unplug the land line and turn on my wireless connection. It is very easy to get a signal sitting in my bed. I like that because it gives me some comfort and quit time to think about writing. I was wondering if you consider using your neighbor's wifi stealing and do you do it? In my opinion, if they don't want someone else using their internet connection, they should put a password on it. What do you think?
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6 responses
@ray_ripz (81)
• Singapore
16 May 09
before my sister bought our wireless router i used to connect to our neighbor's wifi.. i doesn't have any security that's why i can connect easily.. and it's open 24 hours a day 7 days a week that's why i was very happy. haha.. but now we have our own wifi and i ensure that it is password protect.. just to play safe.. :D
@xroadsempress (290)
• Philippines
16 May 09
Sometimes, I do. We have our own router but the last time the power adaptor broke, I have no choice but to borrow the neighbors'...I guess it's not so bad. But I still feel guilty for doing so. I think they wouldn't mind. Oh well...It's not stealing. I don't consider it being one.
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@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
8 Sep 09
For a while I was getting some mysterious free connection, and it was great. Then one day whoever had it caught on, and put a bloody password on it. AArrgghH!!! That was really great, getting free wi-fi. It was a wonderful thing to have, but now we're back to payin for cable internet.
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
19 May 09
Is it stealing...yes, it's stealing. Should you do it...that's between you and your conscience. By rights if you want wifi then you should get your own. Why should anyone else pay for you to have something that you don't want to or can't pay for yourself...
[b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~
**STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]
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@anshiarchit (89)
• India
16 May 09
ya I too use it sometime, but you can't say stealing,
I am using it cause signal are coming I am not trying to cheat and I don't do it all the time.
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@angelsmummy (1696)
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16 May 09
i know what your saying if they dont want people using it they should put a password on it but some people dont understand how to do it. I have done it once but i had permission from the person whos i was using and i was gettig the internet installed the next day.