> One more comment - I noticed that most home wi fi services are now
> encrypted to prevent others from using them. This benefits
> telecoms, as it limits free riding, but not users who have nothing
> to lose from other using their access.
Except...
* Lawsuits from the MPAA or RIAA * Child Pornography charges * Being charged with whatever else the technologically ignorant local
DA cares to throw at them
...should someone do something illegal with their wi-fi.
> It is quite ironic that people do it nowadays.
I think it is ironic that in a thread where you wanted cheap, reliable & fast Innernets (to paraphrase Jordan: I would like that too, and a pony) you went to complain that your neighbors aren't sharing their [what also must be] unreliable and slow Innernets.
> I am probably the only DSL subscriber in the
> area who does not encrypt the wi fi access.
I know people who put their cell number in the broadcasted SSID; e.g. "call-555-1212-for-key". That is kinda cool - you want on my wifi, at least ring and ask, and then you get the WEP/WPA key.
Matt
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