I run an open access point to share out my connection (a business class DSL with a nice AUP) mostly for a coffee shop down the block. In the 3 years it has been running I've only noticed 2 people camping for a connection, defined by accessing many hours each day for a month or two. Of course unlike 3 years ago I can now hit over half a dozen open APs with my laptop without an external antenna.
Cheers, Cliff
On Sunday, Mar 16, 2003, at 11:38 US/Pacific, Brian Keith wrote:
--So what about the "flip" side of this discussion, instead of AT&T busting you for sharing via your access point, what about leeching free broadband off a neighbors access point. With my yagi antenna, I can get a solid connection to two open access points by my house,and thats just pointing the antenna through the wall, not even on the
roof. I've also taken the laptop and antenna to 3 other friends houses and found that I can hit at least one open access point. While maybe un-ethical, it seems like just borrowing your neighbors access point is a very feasible way to get free broadband. I seriously doubt the typical neophite would ever notice. Like you're a little parasite on their broadband connection that never hurts them :)
I'm really curious how much of this goes on today, with a quick wardrive of my neighborhood, I estimate there are 2 open access points per block, so I suspect this happens a lot.
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