Are you a wi-fi leecher?
By hanagi
@hanagi (390)
Philippines
July 7, 2010 9:47am CST
I admit it. I am one of those people who grab bytes from their neighborhood's wi-fi. What can I do, they did not put security codes in them. I think of this as an opportunity since I don't have money to buy one. Well actually I have this USB dongle that can be use for internet but I think it is useless since the connection is very very slow. The product promises a very good speed but they did not kept their promise and only to find out that they are putting limitations in the downloads. Why should I stick there and buy reloads if I could use a free wi-fi that has a fast connection. How about you?
5 responses
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
8 Jul 10
well i only leech when im in a mall. but there is one time when i leech because our internet is down.
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@common_man (1799)
• India
7 Jul 10
using other's wi-fi connection, without their knowledge/permission, just because they are not using security code is un-ethical according to me, and I will never do so.If i have no money i will not use internet but will never get involved in uneathically accessing other's wi-fi connection.
@hanagi (390)
• Philippines
7 Jul 10
I think the owner let's the use of wi-fi for free. Last time I saw there was a security code now they didn't put it. Anyways, grabbing a byte won't kill a person and I don't think it is unethical. I hope our country will have a free public wi-fi for everybody.:(
@common_man (1799)
• India
9 Jul 10
if it is available free then its ok. Like free wifi on airport etc.
@jan103 (16)
• Canada
7 Jul 10
What you are doing is out and out stealing, if you doing this without permission. This will cause you all sorts of trouble in the long run - including losing good neighbors. That, in and of itself, would be a good reason not to do this. Contact the company, make an arrangement with the neighbor for minimal fee contribution, and quit stealing!
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
12 Jul 10
Hi, hanagi. Using their bytes will never last forever. Sooner or later they will turn their signal off. I would not depend upon someone else signal. I would just buy an wifi signal that will pick up. And I will pay for Internet Connection in my home. Many people around here have their bytes secured. So that means I will be unable to gain access to a wifi signal from their port.
@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
7 Jul 10
i am too. 
yup, they can't really blame you for using it if they don't have a security code. it's not like you hacked into it or something. i remember when i was in my aunt's house last year, their wifi connection didn't have a security code so i can access it on my phone every time. then we went to my uncle' house in san diego and his connection has a code. my dad asked me why my phone wasn't in my hand all the time as it was when we were in the LA house, and i said 'cause i don't know what the code is.
yup, they can't really blame you for using it if they don't have a security code. it's not like you hacked into it or something. i remember when i was in my aunt's house last year, their wifi connection didn't have a security code so i can access it on my phone every time. then we went to my uncle' house in san diego and his connection has a code. my dad asked me why my phone wasn't in my hand all the time as it was when we were in the LA house, and i said 'cause i don't know what the code is. 