We see the problem with neighbors that are close enough to connect. We caught a guy doing that and change the sensitivity level to the point where that didn't work. He even put a bigger antenna on there to help his neighbor.
Rory -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Brett A Mansfield Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:33 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Scary Letter I do serve in a predominantly Mormon community. I myself am LDS. I agree that #5 should be ousted. It's not theft of service if they have family or friends staying with them for a short time. Or if they are even just visiting for an hour. If they are renting out a basement apartment though, then they should have two separate accounts. If they don't secure their wifi and I find out about I first send an email giving them 24 hours to secure it or their service gets shut off. Thank you, Brett A Mansfield > On May 26, 2015, at 12:25 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > But you don't serve in a predominantly Mormon community where the majority of > people have pledged to be fair and honest in dealing with their fellow men. > Trying to poke at the religion button there.... > > -----Original Message----- From: Ken Hohhof > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 12:21 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Scary Letter > > IMHO the wording of #1 makes you sound too much like an evil ISP. I > would say "appears to law enforcement" not "appears to us". > > Actually, we just say in our TOS that WiFi routers must be secured and > not available for use by the general public. We also say the customer > is responsible for making sure that all users abide by our AUP, which > of course is not possible if they run an open hotspot for anyone to use. > > I would get rid of #5, anyone under 30 is likely to scoff at the legal > basis for "Theft of Service" and will just get pissed off at you. > Seriously, under 30 or not, no one sees using someone's unsecured WiFi > as illegal, in fact many phones will connect to any unsecured WiFi by > default. > > > -----Original Message----- From: Chuck McCown > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 1:01 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: [AFMUG] Scary Letter > > Every so often, I send out something similar to the text below. > Critiques welcome > > > A WIRELESS ROUTER IS AN OPEN DOOR TO YOUR HOME > > Most people use a wireless router so they can use their handheld devices. > Wireless routers are great, but there are some very important reasons > they need to be locked down with strong passwords: > > 1) An open WiFi router or sharing your router password allows others to > do illegal things that will be traced with you. Direct Communications > cooperates with law enforcement authorities to track down internet > sexual predators. If the predator is parked near your house using > your WiFi signal from their car, it appears to us to be coming from > your home. What will happen is that the authorities will kick down the door > at your house. > > > 2) Outsiders can use your Wifi to attack others or to hack into other’s > computers and accounts. With a strong antenna they can be a half mile > away and still use your WiFi. Again, the activity will register as > happening inside your home. > > > 3) A sophisticated hacker can take over your computers in your home and > make them repositories and servers for child porn, stolen credit card > numbers or any of a plethora of illegal information. You would not > even know it was happening in many cases. > > > 4) An open router allows outsiders to actually see what web pages and > other content you are looking at. > > > 5) Allowing a friend of neighbor to use your WiFi connection and your > internet account is called “Theft of Service”. You are collaborating > in allowing them to commit a crime and your are jeopardizing your own > service too. > > > >
