XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-02 15:11, Chris wrote:   
   > wasbit  wrote:   
   >> On 01/12/2025 18:04, Chris wrote:   
   >>> wasbit  wrote:   
   >>>> On 28/11/2025 19:03, Paul wrote:   
   >>>>> On Fri, 11/28/2025 3:47 AM, 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?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> My wifi has been giving me trouble since February, and last night on   
   the   
   >>>>>>> upstairs computer, the cable internet would not work either.  The   
   >>>>>>> Troubleshooter said the cable wasn't in, and indeed, I had sometimes   
   >>>>>>> gotten success by pushing it in further, a millimeter, but that didn't   
   >>>>>>> work last night.   Even though the Verizon FIOS fiberoptic phone was   
   >>>>>>> working and the Verizon box has a flashing led for the cable that goes   
   >>>>>>> to my computer.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> 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.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> It seems to be mostly a tale about semi-broken or half-functional kit.   
   >>>>> Since the OP has his own paid Internet service, there is no   
   >>>>> evidence of "100% leeching" going on, particularly. I bet the   
   >>>>> OP could tighten up his settings a bit.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The OP knows he has connected to the neighbour's wifi but said nothing   
   >>>> about having permission.   
   >>>> Until clarified it is bandwidth theft.   
   >>>   
   >>> Theft requires that someone is deprived of something. Given every broadband   
   >>> connection is unlimited there is no "deprivation".   
   >>>   
   >>> Using something without paying for it is potentially fraud, however.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Every broadband connection is NOT unlimited.   
   >> Mine is currently 200GB per calendar month, which was 60GB then 100GB.   
   >   
   > You're the exception rather than the rule.   
      
   Depends. Spain has a very deep fibre coverage, but there are rural areas   
   without. If you have to depend on a router with a SIM card, many   
   providers limit the downloads per month. Even if you contract a   
   limitless connection, in actual practice they have limits, and may   
   severe your connection if you download movies every day.   
      
   I had a beach residence with such a connection. Land line copper   
   connection had been available, till the entire copper network was   
   decommissioned, and they did not deploy fibre to every place that had   
   copper previously. Just 200 meters away.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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