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I simply do not understand why people who don't know any better get upset when other people that don't know any better 'use their WiFi'.

Now, if someone is hacking or knowingly impeding the use of someone's WiFim then that is a problem. My friend just turns on her Dell laptop and connects to the nework with the greatest signal strength. The one time I checked, there was her connection (which I setup with WEP, an unbroadcast SSID and a strong password), in addtion to 5 others in the neighborhood. She had no idea what she was doing, but it wasn't like she was doing more than checking E-mail.

Companies that manufacture base stations can only do so much, by applying a default password, randomly assigned SSID and or encryption at the factory, but people aren't going to understand all that.

Is there a solution? Sure, go after something more serious, like SPAMMERS maybe? Oh, noes, soms guyz brokded teh InterWehbz!!!

Who cares? Get over it people, it's a bump on a log!

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