[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: Wireless and weak signaly

[Carl Haddick]

On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 03:29:39PM +0900, Stuart Johnston wrote:
> Get a couple of these:
> 
> http://meraki.com/products/mini/
> 
> Fred James wrote:
> > All
> > I have a cousin in Michigan who (with the owners permission) is hopping 
> > onto the neighbor's wireless Internet connection (to the neighbor's 
> > router, she says) with her wireless enabled laptop, but the signal 
> > strength is weak (one or two bars, she says).
> > 
> > I suggested that she try testing for signal strength from different 
> > points within her house to see if there is a good spot.  Assuming that 
> > there is, and that spot isn't an optimal point for her to use her 
> > laptop, I was thinking she could position some sort of wireless hub at 
> > there and connect to it by an Ethernet cable.  Or is wireless possible 
> > there as well?
> > 
> > I haven't done anything with wireless myself, so my knowledge is very 
> > thin on the subject.  Thank you in advance for any help you may be able 
> > to offer.
> > Regards
> > Fred James
> > 
> > 
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Getting on the neighbor's Internet connection, with the neighbor's
permission - anybody else you might ask, like maybe the ISP?

I don't like the level of customer service often seen, but this is
almost certainly violating the ISP's AUP.  Instead of spending money to
hijack the connection, why not pay for an account and get it honestly?

If the ISP's service is not worth paying for, why is it worth stealing?

Flame me if you must, this just strikes me wrong.

Carl