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   Message 195,835 of 197,590   
   Frank Slootweg to wasbit   
   Re: OT? Can my neiighbor, whose wifi I'm   
   28 Nov 25 10:49:04   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   wasbit  wrote:   
   > On 26/11/2025 13:55, micky wrote:   
   [...]   
   > > OT?? if I'm using someone else's wifi, can he tell what's in email I'm   
   > > sending or receiving, can he tell what I'm sending or receiving on the   
   > > web, or what I'm sending or receiving here on Usenet?.   I would think   
   > > not but just want to be sure.    He's a smart guy but no tech genius   
   > > afaik.  If he were a tech wiz, could he do it?   
   [...]   
   > > This morning I rebooted and on its own, it connected to the wifi of a   
   > > neighbor, but not to my own wifi   Hmmm after 30 minutes of using his,   
   > > it just switched to my wifi.  But still not to the cable, which I   
   > > thought would take priority, plusd last night the Troubleshooter said my   
   > > laptop's wifi was bad too, the one that hasn't worked since February.   
   >   
   > Hmmm! 19 replies & not a mention of bandwidth theft.   
      
     Huh? Micky obviously got his neighbour's permission to use his/her   
   WiFi, otherwise how would he know the password?   
      
     A quite different issue is if the neighbour's ISP would condone such a   
   setup/use.   
      
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