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 AlCapwn
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 Stealing wireless internet...
#7050271 - 06/15/07 05:03 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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...but it's worth it if I can finally lurk again. God, I was going into withdrawals. Also, it's not really stealing since it's an unsecured internet connection. I'm just not sure if it was intended or the guy is just really computer illiterate.
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 maggotz
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: AlCapwn]
#7050356 - 06/15/07 05:24 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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i'm inclined to chose the latter.
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Legend9123
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: AlCapwn]
#7050364 - 06/15/07 05:27 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
AlCapwn said:
...but it's worth it if I can finally lurk again. God, I was going into withdrawals. Also, it's not really stealing since it's an unsecured internet connection. I'm just not sure if it was intended or the guy is just really computer illiterate.
Whether it is unsecured or secured it is still a serious offense if caught. Be careful.
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Gastronomicus
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: Legend9123]
#7050374 - 06/15/07 05:30 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah, but how hard is it to get caught?
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AJ4U
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: Gastronomicus]
#7050377 - 06/15/07 05:31 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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For someone who knows a basic ways of a computer and network, not at all i can check whos connected to my router in 10 seconds.
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maggotz
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: Gastronomicus]
#7050378 - 06/15/07 05:31 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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i think it's easy to find who's connected to an unsecure network, isn't it?
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Gastronomicus
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: AJ4U]
#7050384 - 06/15/07 05:34 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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AJ4U said:
For someone who knows a basic ways of a computer and network, not at all i can check whos connected to my router in 10 seconds.
Yeah but if this guy is using an unsecured network aren't we assuming he does not know the basic ways of a computer and network?
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Legend9123
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: Gastronomicus]
#7050394 - 06/15/07 05:37 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Gastronomicus said:
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AJ4U said:
For someone who knows a basic ways of a computer and network, not at all i can check whos connected to my router in 10 seconds.
Yeah but if this guy is using an unsecured network aren't we assuming he does not know the basic ways of a computer and network?
Assumptions are dangerous. I leave mine unsecure every once in a while when I use my PS3 and other things. Not constantly, but it does happen.
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AJ4U
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: Gastronomicus]
#7050395 - 06/15/07 05:37 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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never know
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Gastronomicus
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: AJ4U]
#7050404 - 06/15/07 05:41 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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True, be careful Mr. Capwn
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AlCapwn
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: Gastronomicus]
#7050429 - 06/15/07 05:48 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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But then how can you tell the difference between a hotspot or an unsecure connection? This place has various hotspots around.
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altershroom
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: AlCapwn]
#7050447 - 06/15/07 05:53 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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The laws are grey on using an unsecure wi-fi signal. As far as i know no one has ever been busted by doing so..A secure signal would be more likely to be treacherous if you were caught especially if you were doing something shady..but just browsing the web on an unsecure signal shouldn't be anything to be afraid of. I do it all the time.
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AlCapwn
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: altershroom]
#7050467 - 06/15/07 06:01 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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That's what I figured. I'm also trying to avoid downloading shit. Just MSN and basic browsing so I'm not a bandwith raping asshole.
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Don't just eat a mushroom stem and see colors, eat the whole bag and see God one time in your life. A real God! Not some storybook bullshit God that's been fucking kicked in your head for the last 2000 years that you just accept with no logic what so ever, a real God that works for you. Everytime you deny your own logic, deny your own instincts, you deny your own God you fucking moron. - Doug Stanhope
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 circularvortex
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: AlCapwn]
#7050475 - 06/15/07 06:03 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Ya, I don't think it's really illegal...I mean he's broadcasting a signal, you're just hooking into it. That would be like getting in trouble for listening to somebody's walkie talkie frequency.
And if you broadcast an unsecured wireless connection you kinda deserve to be missing a bit of bandwidth, ya know?
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Legend9123
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Quote:
circularvortex said:
Ya, I don't think it's really illegal...I mean he's broadcasting a signal, you're just hooking into it. That would be like getting in trouble for listening to somebody's walkie talkie frequency.
And if you broadcast an unsecured wireless connection you kinda deserve to be missing a bit of bandwidth, ya know?
While I realize wikipedia may not be the most accurate source, you can find this information elsewhere this was just the easiest to link to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_of_services
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DrCamacho89
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: AlCapwn]
#7050538 - 06/15/07 06:19 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Welcome back, you internet stealing, canadian bastard. 
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circularvortex
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: Legend9123]
#7050570 - 06/15/07 06:30 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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It's not as though you're actually stealing anything, though. His neighbor or whoever has the connection is broadcasting their signal. The range of their broadcast equipment reaches to this guy's house. He's using a signal that crosses onto his property.
Now if he decided to use this wireless signal to access his neighbor's computers, then the link you posted would apply.
Quite frankly it would be absolutely ridiculous to make accessing a signal broadcast into your own home illegal.
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For well you know that its a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.
Under closer inspection I realised it was a funky ball of tits from outer space.
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jewunit
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That's like saying if someone leaves their car running on your property you have the right to drive it around.
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RuNE
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: AJ4U]
#7050583 - 06/15/07 06:32 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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AJ4U said:
For someone who knows a basic ways of a computer and network, not at all i can check whos connected to my router in 10 seconds.
Sorry, im not quite sure I understand.
What are you gonna do after? Knock on all 100 doors on your street and go "GIMME YO MAC ADDRESS BOITCH!"
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AlCapwn
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Re: Stealing wireless internet... [Re: DrCamacho89]
#7050586 - 06/15/07 06:33 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh? Am I Canadian enough for you yet, eh?
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Don't just eat a mushroom stem and see colors, eat the whole bag and see God one time in your life. A real God! Not some storybook bullshit God that's been fucking kicked in your head for the last 2000 years that you just accept with no logic what so ever, a real God that works for you. Everytime you deny your own logic, deny your own instincts, you deny your own God you fucking moron. - Doug Stanhope
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