I am (or was) too naïve - I had not tried Starbucks free wifi but heard about it and assumed it was a free service to entice customers. I am familiar with the practice of signal surfing (aka warchalking, 'stealing' bandwidth, etc) - people cruise around and look for home networks with unencrypted wireless, park out front and surf. Ethically, I'm no moralist or judge - I have mine encrypted. According to some sources, there is no crime involved in accessing a publicly available open network. Give this link a boo. Do your own thing. http://slate.msn.com/id/2109941
Eric "Keep your stick on the ice, eh?" 80 Vanagon 'Rusty' -----Original Message----- From: Larry Chase [mailto:roadguy@roadhaus.com] Sent: May 3, 2005 2:53 PM To: eric.clarke@SHAW.CA Subject: FW: Cell Phone and the Internet
Eric,
It's still a "Fee Based" network, isn't it?
larry chase roadhaus.com
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Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 22:54:45 -0600 From: Eric Clarke <eric.clarke@SHAW.CA> Subject: FW: Cell Phone and the Internet
One word folks - STARBUCKS!
Starbucks has installed WIFI in each North American location, usually the signal is good enough to enjoy from the parking lot.
- Eric |
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