Have you ever stole anyone's wifi

[Chary]

I didn’t have internet from like, 2008-2011.

When I was 12, I got a cute Cafe tent as a birthday present. It was one of those make believe have your own coffee shop fort. So I turned on my DS and I found that there was a WiFi signal. Kid me thought it was cuz Starbucks has WiFi, so did my cafe fort. It was just because the neighbor’s WEP signal could be picked up in my living room. It barely worked but I used it for the GTS

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Only time I ever took wifi, was from neighbors who gave me their password, I only used if wifi went out so I never technically stole it.

 

[francisbaud]

When I moved to a new location about 10 years ago, we hadn't any cable or internet available in the area for 2 months, so during that time I've used an "open" WiFi connection from an unknown neighbor.

 

[spotanjo3]

NO! I wont and dont do that! Someone who did that is a cowardly. Not nice.

 

[masenko]

i didn't "steal", i just used the neighbours unprotected wifi. didnt know which neighbours it was till saw them moving out and the wifi vanished same day

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Only borrowed option added!

 

[shaunj66]

Me and @Costello were once driving around residential areas in North Las Vegas looking for unsecured WiFi. Didn't find any though.

True story.

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Wait, I forgot how back in 2013 - 2014, I always used to look for free wifi, there was a lot in my neighborhood!

 

[AkikoKumagara]

Oh yeah, funny thing I nearly forgot! When I was using a neighbors unsecured WiFi, I also occasionally found myself resetting their network when it was acting wonky. Bet it's a surprise to everyone that people using an unsecured network in the late 00's-early 2010's also didn't bother changing their router's admin password.

 

[_abysswalker_]

Back in the day when ALFAs were a thing and was dead easy to crack (WEP, ISP routers with default reverse-engineer-able SSIDs etc.)

Even today WPS is enabled out of the box on many routers so I doubt things are much better.

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Seriously? Is this some kind of EOF-joke that you put into the General Off-Topic section?

I imagine a picture of some cartoon burglar sneaking into houses to desolder the WiFi chips in all devices with the goal of… no idea what goal this burglar could have.
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If this is a question about unauthorized access to WiFi networks, the answer is: No. Counter questions: Why would I want to do this? I hardly use WiFi anyway, so why even consider using a network without the owner's consent?[/
Eh, a moderator will probably put it at the EOF.

 

[Deleted member 397813]

yep, and my neighbors wondered why they got some mail about piracy from shaw

 

[Seliph]

Me and my 56 new modems will never tell you!

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

Me and my 56 new modems will never tell you!

Hmmmmmmmm

 

[Deleted User]

If some kid's football ends up in my yard does that make it mine?

Yes

 

[The Catboy]

When I first moved across the country with my ex, his mom refused to get internet, and thus we didn't have wifi. We ended up finding out the neighbors wifi didn't have a password. We used that for a few months (maybe a year,) until @Costello hired me for Filetrip and helped paid for my internet.

 

[BigOnYa]

Oh, You mean Borrowed.....

 

[Viri]

Yes. Back in the late 2000's and early to mid 2010's my internet used to get shut off a lot, because I was broke. For months I used to freeload Wifi off this person who lives in the house behind mine. They just straight up never put a Wifi password. I was sad when they moved, but my financial issues cleared up, and internet got a lot cheaper.

I was a Wifi thief, but I wasn't a dick about it(if that makes sense). I didn't torrent or download anything crazy when using their connections. I just chatted with friends. I was too afraid they'd catch on, if I slowed down their internet, and also didn't want to be a huge dick.

 

[BigOnYa]

I'm surprised only 42 voters...is it time for todays new poll?