 The ethics/legality of leeching WiFi |
| The ethics/legality of leeching WiFi |
 Feb 12 2008, 08:35 AM
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I was at IAH yesterday and had a meeting at the President's Club, Continental's club for people who pay for it, and noticed a man outside on the floor, using the club's "free" WiFi connection.
The wireless connection inside of the club is fairly good but to access it outside of the club you have to be sitting right by the door. What are your thoughts on doing this? I think it's somewhat sleazy as I pay a decent amount of money to access the club and use its services, including the WiFi, why should someone be allowed to essentially leech the signal? I've made my case to Continental to add password protection to the network but they still have not. I know that most people say "well the network is open so it's fair game" but I see that as a cop out, as you wouldn't take something from a neighbor's yard because it was "out in the open". Thoughts? -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Hartmann The ethics/legality of leeching WiFi Feb 12 2008, 08:35 AM
theIncredibleEdibleDuane Personally, I think if it's open, it's fai... Feb 12 2008, 08:42 AM cmac yea. open = fair game.
i keep my network open a... Feb 12 2008, 09:23 AM impala454 QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 12 2008, 08:35 AM) ... Feb 12 2008, 09:26 AM
Hartmann QUOTE (impala454 @ Feb 12 2008, 09:26 AM)... Feb 12 2008, 09:31 AM pebkac Agreed.
In a semi-unrelated note, did anyone see ... Feb 12 2008, 09:28 AM Spectatrix I don't think it's ethical to be stealing ... Feb 12 2008, 09:30 AM Hartmann QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Feb 12 2008, 09:30 AM... Feb 12 2008, 09:38 AM cmac i wish you could use the iPhone bluetooth to conne... Feb 12 2008, 09:39 AM Jessica I see both sides. When I lived in Austin, I didn... Feb 12 2008, 10:15 AM theIncredibleEdibleDuane I am sorry, but if you leave your network open, wh... Feb 12 2008, 10:15 AM Spectatrix QUOTE (theIncredibleEdibleDuane @ Feb 12 2008... Feb 12 2008, 10:36 AM theIncredibleEdibleDuane QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Feb 12 2008, 10:36 AM... Feb 12 2008, 10:43 AM impala454 QUOTE (theIncredibleEdibleDuane @ Feb 12 2008... Feb 12 2008, 10:57 AM blaarg QUOTE (theIncredibleEdibleDuane @ Feb 12 2008... Feb 12 2008, 11:10 AM Spectatrix QUOTE (blaarg @ Feb 12 2008, 11:10 AM) To... Feb 12 2008, 11:14 AM blaarg QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Feb 12 2008, 11:14 AM... Feb 12 2008, 11:18 AM theIncredibleEdibleDuane QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Feb 12 2008, 11:14 AM... Feb 12 2008, 11:20 AM Epic i'd just ask someone working in the "capt... Feb 12 2008, 10:42 AM Hartmann QUOTE (Epic @ Feb 12 2008, 10:42 AM) i... Feb 12 2008, 10:54 AM theIncredibleEdibleDuane QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 12 2008, 10:54 AM) ... Feb 12 2008, 10:55 AM theIncredibleEdibleDuane Well, with free Wifi becoming more ubiquitous....t... Feb 12 2008, 10:58 AM Spectatrix QUOTE (theIncredibleEdibleDuane @ Feb 12 2008... Feb 12 2008, 11:08 AM Spectatrix Well I refuse to get DSL from AT&T after the h... Feb 12 2008, 11:48 AM theIncredibleEdibleDuane I havent had a bad experience with them....I just ... Feb 12 2008, 12:05 PM Spectatrix My main bad experience with SBC was from when we m... Feb 12 2008, 12:18 PM theIncredibleEdibleDuane I just like paying 24.99 a month for internet....n... Feb 12 2008, 12:30 PM cmac how much does leaching really slow bandwidth? Feb 12 2008, 12:33 PM Hartmann QUOTE (cmac @ Feb 12 2008, 12:33 PM) how ... Feb 12 2008, 12:40 PM theIncredibleEdibleDuane QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 12 2008, 12:40 PM) ... Feb 12 2008, 12:42 PM Testm0nkey Like everyones said if you dont set up a password ... Feb 12 2008, 12:54 PM pebkac If Continental isn't doing anything about the ... Feb 12 2008, 03:40 PM FORSAKENR320 QUOTE (pebkac @ Feb 12 2008, 03:40 PM) If... Feb 12 2008, 03:57 PM pebkac QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Feb 12 2008, 03:57 ... Feb 12 2008, 04:01 PM Jessica only cuz youll never have a wife, homo Feb 12 2008, 05:48 PM schwab im leeching internet right now, mainly because im ... Feb 12 2008, 07:54 PM impala454 QUOTE (schwab @ Feb 12 2008, 07:54 PM) im... Feb 13 2008, 02:37 AM schwab QUOTE (impala454 @ Feb 13 2008, 02:37 AM)... Feb 13 2008, 07:30 AM impala454 QUOTE (schwab @ Feb 13 2008, 07:30 AM) Th... Feb 13 2008, 09:33 AM James Solution:
Line the interior walls of the club w... Feb 13 2008, 06:26 AM Spectatrix You are making use of their property (router, mode... Feb 13 2008, 08:54 AM Spectatrix Haha, beat ya to it! Feb 13 2008, 09:38 AM  |
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