My confession my be flammable as well....

fabbate13 · June 2011

I moved in to my house a little over a year ago. I quickly discovered someone in the neighborhood had an unsecured internet connection. I've been 'borrowing' it since I moved in. Just this week it has become secured and I no longer have internet at home and I'm pretty bummed about it. But not bummed enough to pay for my own service.

PubStar09 · June 2011

Stealing is fun.

Melaneigh1 · June 2011

If they wanted it secured they should have taken care of that.

PubStar09 · June 2011

Melaneigh:
If they wanted it secured they should have taken care of that.

If I didn't know any better and left my car unlocked, that gives you the right to go in and steal my stereo then, right?

fabbate13 · June 2011

PubStar09:
Melaneigh:
If they wanted it secured they should have taken care of that.

If I didn't know any better and left my car unlocked, that gives you the right to go in and steal my stereo then, right?

I understand your stance on stealing is stealing, but that analogy is apples to oranges. Stealing a stereo and using a service is pretty different. They don't need to replace their internet and it's not costing them anything extra to have another computer using it.

PubStar09 · June 2011

fabbate13:
PubStar09:

Melaneigh:
If they wanted it secured they should have taken care of that.

If I didn't know any better and left my car unlocked, that gives you the right to go in and steal my stereo then, right?

I understand your stance on stealing is stealing, but that analogy is apples to oranges. Stealing a stereo and using a service is pretty different. They don't need to replace their internet and it's not costing them anything extra to have another computer using it.

Let's say you downloaded a song or a movie or something illegally though. It's attached to their IP address and they could be prosecuted for it. Just sayin'.

Lambie. · June 2011

fabbate13:
PubStar09:

Melaneigh:
If they wanted it secured they should have taken care of that.

If I didn't know any better and left my car unlocked, that gives you the right to go in and steal my stereo then, right?

I understand your stance on stealing is stealing, but that analogy is apples to oranges. Stealing a stereo and using a service is pretty different. They don't need to replace their internet and it's not costing them anything extra to have another computer using it.

And she isn't crouching in their back yard to do it. Their service is reaching her home (I assume anyway).

fabbate13 · June 2011

PubStar09:
fabbate13:
PubStar09:

Melaneigh:
If they wanted it secured they should have taken care of that.

If I didn't know any better and left my car unlocked, that gives you the right to go in and steal my stereo then, right?

I understand your stance on stealing is stealing, but that analogy is apples to oranges. Stealing a stereo and using a service is pretty different. They don't need to replace their internet and it's not costing them anything extra to have another computer using it.

Let's say you downloaded a song or a movie or something illegally though. It's attached to their IP address and they could be prosecuted for it. Just sayin'.

Understood, I'm boring though and only used it for bumping and facebooking.

checkrdtop · June 2011

When I was in college I lived off campus and stole someone's signal for two years.

jCamsquared · June 2011

I have a similar one. We cut back the cable to the basic channels a while back. A few months ago my mom was here watching Jamie, and when I got home she had HGTV on. I was like 'ummm how are you watching this? On demand?' Turns out, we are still getting a bunch of channels that are not included in the basic plan. My lips are sealed.

greenclown · June 2011

PubStar09:
fabbate13:
PubStar09:

Melaneigh:
If they wanted it secured they should have taken care of that.
If I didn't know any better and left my car unlocked, that gives you the right to go in and steal my stereo then, right?
I understand your stance on stealing is stealing, but that analogy is apples to oranges. Stealing a stereo and using a service is pretty different. They don't need to replace their internet and it's not costing them anything extra to have another computer using it.
Let's say you downloaded a song or a movie or something illegally though. It's attached to their IP address and they could be prosecuted for it. Just sayin'.

You're reaching pretty hard on this one, huh?

leslie13510 · June 2011

Well look at that, a confession that's actually kind of flammable.

Before my IL's got wireless internet, I'd bring my laptop on visits and bum off one of their neighbor's unsecured networks. My conscience is a bit of a hardasss though, and I don't think I'd be able to do that for my full time internet access.

N&G 5_26_07 · June 2011

PubStar09:
Stealing is fun.

So, there is a park near my home that hosts summer concerts. You need a ticket to go in.

BUT - if I am standing on the sidewalk listening for free, you would consider that stealing? I am listening to the music that others paid for and I didn't.

trlricha · June 2011

I totally did this in college. However, I only did it when my internet wasn't working (which happened quite frequently in my college apartment). I never felt guilty for it.