Umm. I’m curious about using wirless internet. let say for example if i drive passby someone else and my tr catch the signal, then i go online. is that illegal?? :(

i dont get what is flux capacitor

By the way, if it is a public hot spot. it fine,isn’t it?

I Travel

Many times I have found networks unprotected, they can enable WEP or not, its up to them!

Phil

[quote author=“invisiblefly”]Umm. I’m curious about using wirless internet. let say for example if i drive passby someone else and my tr catch the signal, then i go online. is that illegal?? :(

Whether it’s illegal or legal is debatable…for the most part, these people are being either good samaritans or completely clueless.

I’ve been guilty of using “free” networks when I can to check e-mail and stuff. I did so recently at a Starbucks. I didn’t want to pay the day rate for usage and decided to sniff around. From inside Starbucks in downtown LA, I found nearly 15 different WiFi networks of which most were secured (good for them) but several were open (good for me). I then used a free one instead of paying for T-Mobile Hotspot service.

The “flux capacitor” is a humourous reference to the movie Back to the Future with Michael J. Fox. It’s the device that allows “time travel”...that is, according to “Doc”.

ohh Flux Capacitor in Back to the Future. i got it now thank you.

Using an open port is technically illegal, but then again it would be almost impossible to catch you unless they are looking for people and get you while your on the system.

Its basically like someone leaving their front door open to their house. You can’t come in and take a shower without it being illegal.

Erik