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RE: It's interesting to see this..

Comment comment by VnutZ on 17 January 2008

The problem is made exceptionally gray when many people DO put up their wireless for free. Unless you're running a special front end, nobody is going to know one way or the other.

What's more is that devices today are designed to work on open networks. It's one thing to intentionally configure your computer to use an open wireless network. But it's another if a device auto-configures. Skype phones for instance will "just work" when they're in the presence of an open wireless signal. PDAs and other data enabled devices will also perform similar functions. Not all of them require you to select and choose the network it uses.

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RE: It's interesting to see this.. by ldsudduth :: NR6

But it's another if a device auto-configures.

If you're using one of those devices, and you're not near your own wireless network, they by default you know what's going on.

Another reason I don't carry any of those wireless devices unless forced to--Ephesians 5:3.

But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints

Since I know the device will accidentally steal wireless, I won't put myself in that position.

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