XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   On 26/04/2024 19:00, Ed Cryer wrote:   
   > Chris wrote:   
   >> micky  wrote:   
   >>> In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:41:26 -0400, micky   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Watching the video (I like these shows and used to tape the People's   
   >>>> Court, but not anymore) I see that on this show, the seal of the state   
   >>>> of Florida is in the background.   So I'm sure they use Florida laws.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Although since there is no appeal, because the parties agree to   
   >>>> that, if   
   >>>> a judge made a mistake, you'd probably be stuck.  Read the contract.   
   >>>   
   >>> I didn't know there were still places in the USA that didn't just sell   
   >>> unlimited internet.   
   >>   
   >> Irrelevant to the case. The neighbour was using a service he didn't   
   >> pay for   
   >> and had no right to use it.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   > My ISP (BT, in the UK) has hotspots all over the place. These are simply   
   > other people's routers, which have been pre-configured with a public   
   > channel on a standard SSID.   
   > They're pretty loud; I've used a few. You login with your usual BT ID.   
   >   
   > It is possible to remove the public channels, but very few do that, not   
   > knowing how.   
   >   
   > My personal opinion is that I like it; very sociable. But I can see how   
   > some asshole might find it good fun to monopolise his neighbour's wifi   
   > with massive downloads.   
      
   That does exist and is included as a benefit of the package you're on   
   whether that's BT or otherwise.   
      
   Totally different to the legal (sic) case here. The neighbour was not   
   paying for anything.   
      
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