Wireless Internet
- Thread starter dhalltoyo
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I'd need a link to the Supreme Court ruling. Not that I don't believe you, but I've never heard of any "WiFi stealing" case going to the Supreme Court, nor can I find any listing of one. As far as I know, no one has yet been arrested or prosecuted under the federal statutes, only the local laws.
In the US, at least, the only Starbucks arrest of someone stealing WiFi was a guy in Michigan, and he ended up pleading guilty, paying a $400 fine, and accepting 40 hours of community service. But even that guy (Sam Peterson of Sparta, MI) wasn't just stealing WiFi, he was doing illegal things on the net while stealing it. But what caught everyone's attention is that he was sitting out in the parking lot for like 8 or 10 hours, and no one had seen him go inside and buy anything once.
Like I said, be careful and don't abuse it (like doing illegal stuff online, or even hogging all the bandwidth) and no one is likely to care. There have been other arrests, very few of them, like the guy in St Petersburg, FL who was arrested for the same unauthorized access of a computer network (of a home WiFi setup, not a business), and ended up paying a $1500 fine and 40 hours of community service.
True enough, if you're going to leave your WiFi wide open and unsecured, it's the same thing as leaving your front door wide open, it's an invitation to enter. All it takes to lock your front door is to close and turn the lock, and to secure your WiFi WAP takes even less effort. Just the same, the laws remain on the books, and if you abuse the privilege, someone might take exception.
Morally and ethically, if you're going to steal WiFi from, say, Panera Bread, the least you can do is go in and buy a soup & sand once in a while.
BTW, tethering on the Droid (using PDANet) is very kewl. My Verizon Aircard is capped at 5GB, so if/when I hit that cap, it's a snap to move to a tethered Droid and simply use the "unlimited" data plan from the phone. Again, if I don't abuse it, like firing up a 4.2gig torrent or gluing myself to Hulu, it shouldn't be a problem.
Jack_Berry
Moderator Emeritus
is stealing wi-fi worse than sitting in the parking lot at starbucks in flint and enjoying some de compression time and your latte for a couple hours, which causes the manager to come out and threaten to call the police because you are still there?
we know someone this happened to. just askin.
we know someone this happened to. just askin.
transporter
Expert Expediter
does anybody know of any free wi fi in canada
transporter
Expert Expediter
thank you usa
One of the trucksops just east of the Flying J in London has free WiFi . I think it's the Fifth Wheel . I've never used it , just stopped the sign when I stopped there was because the ramp to the J was closed for construction .
But check this out . free wi-fi Canada Vancouver Toronto Montreal
But check this out . free wi-fi Canada Vancouver Toronto Montreal
Scuba
Veteran Expediter
Turtle,
I can't find the darn thing and i know saying trust me is stupid lol. I remember reading about it in the news paper about 2 to 3 yeasr ago when i was in FL for thanksgiving. And i remember the courts reason was that if you dont want someone else to use it without asking lock the darn thing its easy to do. Left unsecured was an invite to anyone to use it. But ill keep looking with some luck ill find it.
I can't find the darn thing and i know saying trust me is stupid lol. I remember reading about it in the news paper about 2 to 3 yeasr ago when i was in FL for thanksgiving. And i remember the courts reason was that if you dont want someone else to use it without asking lock the darn thing its easy to do. Left unsecured was an invite to anyone to use it. But ill keep looking with some luck ill find it.
RLENT
Veteran Expediter
Fifth Wheel in Milton definitely does, additionally almost every Mr. Sub I've ever been in has free wi-fi ..... although it might be a bit of a trick to get anything besides a van into some of their parking lots ....
Thanks for the link.
From the link, tho...
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[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]Aroma's Gourmet FoodShoppe & Caterie[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] - 42 Market Street - 519-756-5733[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
Is that dive still open?
(Man, I'm gonna get it for that one).
I heard the owner was charged for beating up expediters parked on the lot.
RLENT
Veteran Expediter
Was probably there thieving the wi-fi access ..... so justifiable assault