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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:42 PM Original message |
What do you call someone who uses your wifi |
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sailor65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. "More clever than you are" |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. yup, that pretty much covers it |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Need more info. |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. better question: |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. an opportunist who'll educate you in the importance of securing your wifi? |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. leech |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. Why isn't your wifi secured and.. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Because it slows down the connection, perhaps? |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. If somebody's piggybacking on you |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Securing it does not slow it down. |
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parasim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. "Wardriver" could be a name for such a person... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. right, wardriving |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. A thief. |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. It's for a book. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Ah, ok. |
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parasim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Not necessarily... |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. Piggybacking |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. A mooch? |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Nice. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. lock it up..put a password on it.. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. frugal? |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
18. It's called Piggybacking, or Hitchhiking. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. bandwidth buccaneer? |
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cloudythescribbler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Here's a Wikipedia URL proving that "piggybacking" is at least ONE used term: |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. A piggybacker n/t |
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Nictuku (907 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. Leech |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
23. I call them a tapeworm |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. I have a name for someone that doesn't keep their WIFI secure. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
28. I am in an apartment building and somebody has an unsecured |
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hendo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
29. piggybacking or... |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
31. Smarter than you. |
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