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join:2006-01-31
Syracuse, NY
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Re: "Wi-Fi freeloaders would probably beg to differ..."
Thank you. Users are responsible for educating themselves. I would imagine most of us lock our house and car doors before leaving them unattended. This really is not so different. Every router sold from the manufacturer comes with instructions on how to secure it. And if that's not enough there's free tech support 24/7. My Linksys manual strongly recommended setting up the encryption. Probably even states in the fine print that comes with the gadget that if you don't secure it, you're responsible for what happens. If you didn't take the time to protect yourself, the only one responsible is you.
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DaMaGeINC
The Lan Man
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Greenville, SC
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Thank you. I am very respectful with the connections. And since I have been load-balancing two of them, its even less strain for them both. I could throw in a few more nic's and some more ap's and really spread the load. *evil grin* Just like a few of you said, I do it to see if I can and to learn from it, and reap the benefits. |
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bear73
Metnav... Fly The Unfriendly Skies
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join:2001-06-09
Grand Forks Afb, ND
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| reply to imanogre
A better analogy would be a peeping tom watching your big-screen TV through your open picture window...
Close teh drapes and do humanity a favor.
if DM isn't running a spam server, whatever! obviously the folks he's pulling from haven't noticed... hell, I was borrowing a neighbor's wifi for about 8 months until he noticed he forgot to lock it down. he asked me if I knew and had surfed. I told him the truth. He got mad at himself...
It's not like we are charged by the byte!
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FiL
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join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD | reply to DaMaGeINC
keep doing you, DM. I do the same. Plus I don't bog down their connection. Your not breaking any law, so what these fools got to use to judge you against?  |
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MrMaster
What If
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Austin, TX
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| reply to imanogre
said by imanogre  :That's awesome logic. I might as well go take my neighbor's car tonight for a late night drive through Atlanta. They're not going to need it, they're sleeping. And I'm sure there's no way the bank could use all that money they have in their vault. As long as I can make my wallet fatter right? To be fair, there is a difference between using something physical and something that is not physical. He's using a connection that is unlimited so technically he isn't hurting anyone. If you don't want people using your connection then lock it down!
I use to have my AP open but when a douchebag neighbor decides he can run p2p on it when I am trying to play a FPS. The free ride is over! |
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imanogre
join:2005-11-29
Mcdonough, GA
| reply to DaMaGeINC
That's awesome logic. I might as well go take my neighbor's car tonight for a late night drive through Atlanta. They're not going to need it, they're sleeping.
And I'm sure there's no way the bank could use all that money they have in their vault. As long as I can make my wallet fatter right? |
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DaMaGeINC
The Lan Man
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join:2002-06-08
Greenville, SC
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Not like anyone ever contacted me. lol. But its not like a "BUSINESS" More like online tech help and stuff. get it? |
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Jeffrey
too dark too early
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Dix Hills,NY
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said by DaMaGeINC :No biz here. Oh, your profile seemed to mention somethng different. Might want to remove that, under Member Tech Services.
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DaMaGeINC
The Lan Man
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Greenville, SC
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No biz here. |
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Jeffrey
too dark too early
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Dix Hills,NY
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·Optimum Online
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| reply to DaMaGeINC
said by DaMaGeINC :Do I care? You should care if you're running an IT repair business off a stolen connection.
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DaMaGeINC
The Lan Man
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Do I care?
ps, the way I see it, my knowledge has made my wallet a little bit fatter. So Im cool with "STEALING" internet. ok. end of story. |
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