T'internet
Last night I stole the internet from one of my neighbours who has an unsecured wireless router with what would appear to be a very fast (for broadband over phoneline) internet link. Downloaded a couple of gig last night and might do the same tonight.

Also, when I was (a lot) younger I would nick a milkybar on the way to school.
( gareth_alien will be human again at, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 13:11, 4 replies)

Good for you...
Those planks that don't have unencrypted wireless 'net connections deserve all the shit they get. Call me elitist, but these plug in and go "Appliance Users" don't learn anything. They think they can just set up and go, like plugging in a kettle. Decent computer upkeeping is a neccesity.

I can run a WLAN scan on my mobile phone in my street and it finds several that are "in the clear", and only two that are encrypted.

This said, WEP keys can be hacked like a knife through hot butter, I am lead to believe...
(Panteneman Isn't entirely sure why he bothered on, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 13:27, closed)

We used to do this in my house often
There was always 1 or 2 unsecured Belkin 54g's around, so during a brief period when we didn't have wireless (for mother's laptop), sho just nicked that one all the time.

WEP keys can be cracked quite quickly, but it offers a basic hurdle for your average "let's just use the neighbours wireless for a bit" user.
WPA is just as easy to use and a hell of a lot more secure.
( Popidge Last ate a kebab on, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 17:34, closed)

Ironically...
...I'm reading this via a 'borrowed' belkin54g...
(inflateable, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 21:38, closed)

I am nice
If whilst out and about working, my toughbook picks up an unsecured wireless network, I put security on it for them. Its amazing how many are still on the admin login, and Windows tells you the IP, so peice of piss really.
I do apologise for not telling them the new password though.
( Duke Of Belmsford has got 99 records, but Jay-Z ain't one, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 7:29, closed)