Do you share your Wirless connection?

[ginapeterb]

All Apple Store shops the one in Regent Street, Bluewaters, Lakeside, all leave their connections open, so you can go stand outside and your devices will capture their signal, although with mobile broadband being so cheap, 3 from about £10.00 a month, who needs to do this.

[joebloggs]

Or do you have a racing pigeon flying over london with an extension

yes, i've sent my best pigeon to leave a deposit for you

waffling about dodgy things, anyone else use RBS online banking?, i recieved a card reader from them in june, but never needed to use it yet, it looks like a small calculator, that must generate some number, so only i can setup standing orders/money transfers etc.

http://www.rbs.co.uk/global/f/securi...rd-reader.ashx

maybe a good idea, if i ever have to use it

[andypaul]

yes, i've sent my best pigeon to leave a deposit for you

waffling about dodgy things, anyone else use RBS online banking?, i recieved a card reader from them in june, but never needed to use it yet, it looks like a small calculator, that must generate some number, so only i can setup standing orders/money transfers etc.

http://www.rbs.co.uk/global/f/securi...rd-reader.ashx

maybe a good idea, if i ever have to use it

Lots of the companies have sent them out you need to use them to make payments online and maybe for some other transactions.

Real handy if you have to do away from home looks like a toy calculator so keep away from kids otherwise when you need it

[Ann07]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...rist_email/://

Worth bearing in mind what can happen if people use a open access point.

Everytime i open my laptop some of my neighbors here have an open access I can see it But we dont use theirs Ours is secured so nothing to worry

[andypaul]

Everytime i open my laptop some of my neighbors here have an open access I can see it But we dont use theirs Ours is secured so nothing to worry

A wise thing to do but many wirless networks appear open access but does not all ways means you can connect.

I know a mate leaves his open and restricts access to the router and everything behind in other ways.

But if you see an open connection dont click on it with out considering the possiblle implications to your pc, many are either due to people deciding to keep it open for their own reasons or dont know better. Possibly if you connect to those your get internet connection.

But some are like that as a form of trap, unlikely in a residnetial area but i am aware of cases in towns and cities. Many will allow you to connect to the internet. But remeber all your data passes to and from them. Also what is being uploaded on to your pc?

[Ann07]

A wise thing to do but many wirless networks appear open access but does not all ways means you can connect.

I know a mate leaves his open and restricts access to the router and everything behind in other ways.

But if you see an open connection dont click on it with out considering the possiblle implications to your pc, many are either due to people deciding to keep it open for their own reasons or dont know better. Possibly if you connect to those your get internet connection.

But some are like that as a form of trap, unlikely in a residnetial area but i am aware of cases in towns and cities. Many will allow you to connect to the internet. But remeber all your data passes to and from them. Also what is being uploaded on to your pc?

You are right andypaul My husband's friend he is good with computers etc..told us the same thing

[stevenjay4]

There is another issue about wifi....radiation poisoning...the radiation levels of wifi routers, espaecially the ones used in schools and commercial premises is very high. i myself prefer a wired connection to a network where possible. Its faster and safer and a lot more secure.