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  • Three cheers for morons with unsecured wireless

    Are you one? My new neighbours are, thank god. I'm not getting hooked up til tomorrow, but this is smokin' fast.
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    Morons.
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    • #3
      I have unsecured wireless, am a moron, and I thank you for your kudos Asher.
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      • #4
        Is there a lot of wireless theft problems in the Phillipines?
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        He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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        • #5
          Why are they morons? Until some guy started killing my bandwidth I left my wireless unsecured as a neighbourhood service.
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          • #6
            It's far easier to compromise a computer on a local network (physical LAN or wireless). It's like leaving your front door unlocked.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
              Why are they morons? Until some guy started killing my bandwidth I left my wireless unsecured as a neighbourhood service.
              You kind of answered your own question, didn't you? To say nothing of donkeys and pre-teens going to your IP.
              Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
              "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
              He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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              • #8
                It's far easier to compromise a computer on a local network (physical LAN or wireless). It's like leaving your front door unlocked.


                Eh. AFAIK there are more efficient ways to steal my identity than by driving around neighbourhoods looking for unsecured wireless networks and hacking in. And other than bank PINs or credit card numbers there's nothing especially valuable anybody could get from my computer.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
                  Why are they morons? Until some guy started killing my bandwidth I left my wireless unsecured as a neighbourhood service.
                  Me too and the college girls across the street even gave me cookies and said thank you for helping out. After they moved out some stupid frat boys moved in to their old place and it seemed like they were a bunch of bandwidth hogs so I had to lock everyone out. It seemed like a lot of people used it and, until the frat boys, no one caused me any noticeable ill effects.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Asher View Post
                    It's far easier to compromise a computer on a local network (physical LAN or wireless). It's like leaving your front door unlocked.
                    Wouldn't you like to live in a world where you can feel safe with an unsecured wireless network, Asher?
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                    • #11
                      I must admit that on the rare occasions where my cable has gone down, it has been very convenient to have a choice of about 4-5 unsecured networks nearby.

                      Mine, of course, is secure.
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                      • #12
                        so out of curiosity... how would you find this unsecured wireless? What do you need to recieve it?

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                        • #13
                          The same thing you use to connect to your own wireless network.
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                          • #14
                            Hey, we have an unsecured network...but then, our nearest neighbors live roughly the length of a football field away. So, not a problem.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Lorizael View Post
                              The same thing you use to connect to your own wireless network.
                              I don't have a wireless network.

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