I don't think I've ever serviced a network that was secured before I got there. That said, I suppose it's possible that people share their wi-fi on purpose, but I don't think "a lot of people" share it on purpose. I just think most people are either too lazy or not savvy enough to do it (or both!).
I hear about these people who drive around searching for open wi-fi networks and I have a hard time believing anybody actually dedicates hours out of their lives to do this. Even if I had that kind of free time, I think I'd spend it doing something less lame sounding. ok...probably not.
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I don't think I've ever serviced a network that was secured before I got there. That said, I suppose it's possible that people share their wi-fi on purpose, but I don't think "a lot of people" share it on purpose. I just think most people are either too lazy or not savvy enough to do it (or both!). I hear about these people who drive around searching for open wi-fi networks and I have a hard time believing anybody actually dedicates hours out of their lives to do this. Even if I had that kind of free time, I think I'd spend it doing something less lame sounding. ok...probably not.
Then why do I get stuck helping people who still use AOL dial up?!?! I grew a beard waiting for windows update to download a few fixes.
lol...you're probably right! How long before slashdot reports an X-ray vision hack?