Topic: Two cautioned over wireless Internet "piggy-backing"

mmarsh · April 18th, 2007

I got to confess I was 'piggy-backing' just yesterday. I really hate doing it because it is theft. But the truth was I was fixing my mom computer and I absolutely needed internet access for a bit in order to download drivers and other updates. My Grandmother doesn't have a computer let alone internet
access so what choice did I have? I used someone else's signal. I would have paid for it had I known whose it was, but I didn't. And I was desperate...

I think this situation would resolve itself if there was some kind of global coverage. They already have GPRS, and EDGE and 3G in the mobile market are getting wider access, unfortunatly there in no WIFI. They are working on it here in France but only limited coverage.

I say we are at least 2-3 years away.

April 18th, 2007
mmarsh Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	I got to confess I was 'piggy-backing' just yesterday. I really hate doing it because it is theft. But the truth was I was fixing my mom computer and I absolutely needed internet access for a bit in order to download drivers and other updates. My Grandmother doesn't have a computer let alone internet access so what choice did I have? I used someone else's signal. I would have paid for it had I known whose it was, but I didn't. And I was desperate... I think this situation would resolve itself if there was some kind of global coverage. They already have GPRS, and EDGE and 3G in the mobile market are getting wider access, unfortunatly there in no WIFI. They are working on it here in France but only limited coverage. I say we are at least 2-3 years away. __________________ "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack." -Foch I get this question a lot. I am from NYC. I fly a French flag because I work for the Paris Office of a International company.