Comments on: Free your Wifi! http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/ Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:25:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: piCo http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-136273 piCo Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:27:52 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-136273 i share mine... i have a ewrt running on my linksys routerAP... all that my neighbors have to do is agree to an "acceptable use policy" and tada... free wifi... i'm almost never home during the day, so what i waste of bandwidth i keep telling myself. i'm part of www.personaltelco.net and so i have that as my SSID too. i share mine… i have a ewrt running on my linksys routerAP… all that my neighbors have to do is agree to an “acceptable use policy” and tada… free wifi… i’m almost never home during the day, so what i waste of bandwidth i keep telling myself.

i’m part of http://www.personaltelco.net and so i have that as my SSID too.

]]> By: iRant » Blog Archive » The Social WiFi http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-133185 iRant » Blog Archive » The Social WiFi Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:16:36 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-133185 [...] a post at Yugatech about opening your AP (as in publicly sharing your broadband Internet). There’s a follow up on it too. This post is [...] [...] a post at Yugatech about opening your AP (as in publicly sharing your broadband Internet). There’s a follow up on it too. This post is [...]

]]> By: sexy mom http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132982 sexy mom Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:05:40 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132982 oh, i do share with my neighbor. he asked one of my sons, and we gave him the password. it doesn't hurt, even if 5 computers are working at the same time. really, i do not mind. oh, i do share with my neighbor. he asked one of my sons, and we gave him the password. it doesn’t hurt, even if 5 computers are working at the same time. really, i do not mind.

]]> By: Miguel http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132860 Miguel Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132860 I would love to share in principle, but I think the security concerns are too great. I would love to share in principle, but I think the security concerns are too great.

]]> By: yuga http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132854 yuga Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:23:53 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132854 It goes both ways. So, if you go to a cafe and found two Wifi APs -- one is free from the next door neighbor and the other one is paid provided by the cafe, would you go and buy prepaid wifi credits instead of using the other one which is free? This follows the same as logic as the one in #11, that you as a user do not deserve the free wifi and should pay for your own. It goes both ways.

So, if you go to a cafe and found two Wifi APs — one is free from the next door neighbor and the other one is paid provided by the cafe, would you go and buy prepaid wifi credits instead of using the other one which is free?

This follows the same as logic as the one in #11, that you as a user do not deserve the free wifi and should pay for your own.

]]> By: Derrick http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132837 Derrick Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:50:33 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132837 I know, im selfish. Who wouldn't dream about having able to access anywhere for free? But in this country, it will be a very long time till it will be, i think. Like vance said, how could i possibly share my low bandwidth pool without self-sacrificing? The problem here in this country is that we have costly internet connection plus crappy service which equals to dissatisfaction. I know, im selfish. Who wouldn’t dream about having able to access anywhere for free? But in this country, it will be a very long time till it will be, i think.

Like vance said, how could i possibly share my low bandwidth pool without self-sacrificing? The problem here in this country is that we have costly internet connection plus crappy service which equals to dissatisfaction.

]]> By: Derrick http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132835 Derrick Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:42:39 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132835 Im not that selfish but nothing in this world is free. So sharing my connection will be a bad idea. I pay for that service, then how could you expect that someone want to share it to others for no charge? I absolutely won't. If they want Wifi, they should pay their get their own, and importantly, pay their own. Im not that selfish but nothing in this world is free. So sharing my connection will be a bad idea. I pay for that service, then how could you expect that someone want to share it to others for no charge? I absolutely won’t. If they want Wifi, they should pay their get their own, and importantly, pay their own.

]]> By: Jaypee http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132823 Jaypee Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:09:57 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132823 Joining FON is free but you have to buy the FONERA router worth almost $40. GigaOM was giving away 1,500 of those for free a couple months ago. I was supposed to sign up to get one but changed my mind. Now I regret it. Hehe. :P Anyways, I checked the FON maps and one is in Shang Tower in Makati. Joining FON is free but you have to buy the FONERA router worth almost $40. GigaOM was giving away 1,500 of those for free a couple months ago. I was supposed to sign up to get one but changed my mind. Now I regret it. Hehe. :P

Anyways, I checked the FON maps and one is in Shang Tower in Makati.

]]> By: vance http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132817 vance Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:35:21 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132817 I can't share my wireless network since i'm only using 384 KBps package if i share it pa with my neighbors, I'll end up with a dial up speed. Ok lang if i have a 5 mbps conection but since I don't, sorry nalang hehe. I can’t share my wireless network since i’m only using 384 KBps package if i share it pa with my neighbors, I’ll end up with a dial up speed. Ok lang if i have a 5 mbps conection but since I don’t, sorry nalang hehe.

]]> By: hip2b2 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132787 hip2b2 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:50:50 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132787 let us just say people are naturally shy and don't want to bother calling. i have a few recommendation in <a href="http://hip2b2.yutivo.org/2007/03/04/some-thoughts-on-free-community-wireless-lan/" rel="nofollow">my blog</a> post about this. let us just say people are naturally shy and don’t want to bother calling. i have a few recommendation in my blog post about this.

]]> By: jangelo http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132748 jangelo Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:18:35 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132748 I use a WPA key. But my APN is "Contact XXX-XXX-XXXX for access". So far no one has texted me for access. I doubt my neighbors are tech-savvy enough to "borrow" a wireless signal. I use a WPA key. But my APN is “Contact XXX-XXX-XXXX for access”. So far no one has texted me for access. I doubt my neighbors are tech-savvy enough to “borrow” a wireless signal.

]]> By: Hamilton Chua http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132726 Hamilton Chua Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:13:12 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132726 Mr. GPS has some valid points. Some of which I didn't even realize until I read his comment. Mr. GPS has some valid points. Some of which I didn’t even realize until I read his comment.

]]> By: Carlo http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132717 Carlo Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:06:04 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132717 My WiFi here is unsecured :) but nobody has connected since I opened it freely hehehe. My WiFi here is unsecured :) but nobody has connected since I opened it freely hehehe.

]]> By: JP Loh http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132709 JP Loh Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:23:10 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132709 Fon requires a firmware flash or a "pre"-flashed WRT from Fon though. How about those with PLDT WeRoam or Globe Visibility share their connection via Ad-Hoc? Fon requires a firmware flash or a “pre”-flashed WRT from Fon though.

How about those with PLDT WeRoam or Globe Visibility share their connection via Ad-Hoc?

]]> By: Mr GPS http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132706 Mr GPS Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:49:06 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132706 Here's a couple thoughts of knowledgeable sharing or not sharing ... each person needs to make their own decision, of course. First of all, is it within the terms of service of your Internet Service Provider? If it is, fine, if it's not within the terms of service to offer up your bandwidth to others ... for pay or for free, then it's stealing, plain and simple. Integrity is doing the right thing even if you feel you won't get caught. Second, one of the biggest problems with the Internet today, sadly after all these years of smart people making new inventions and refining the service is illegal content, especially child pornography. A major child porn ring gets caught every few months and sadly the disgusting practice doesn't seem any less common today than it did 10 or 12 years ago ... it's just, perhaps, a little better hidden, Now if you want to bust up such a ring the smart way is to find the original source where the objectionable material got uploaded ... had to start somewhere ... and for law enforcement that's a trivial task. If I wanted to upload something illegal, in today's world it's easy. Just find an open WiFi c0onnection and press the upload button. If law enforcement tracks it to the source ... the source will be the unknowing person who provided the open connectivity. "But officer, that didn't come from my computer", "Yeah, right, put your hands behind your back and let me slip those cuffs on, you can tell it to the judge." I would love to be able to safely share my WiFi ... the slowness in my SmartBro service is not in the link between my laptop, my WiFi hub and my Smart wireless link ... but I don't think that I'm on very safe legal ground if I do share it ... I become a "provider", paid or unpaid, and as Abe well knows, especially in the Philippines, there is no such thing as an innocent provider if someone decides to come after you ... you'll be guilty until you can (expensively) prove yourself innocent, diba? Here’s a couple thoughts of knowledgeable sharing or not sharing … each person needs to make their own decision, of course.

First of all, is it within the terms of service of your Internet Service Provider? If it is, fine, if it’s not within the terms of service to offer up your bandwidth to others … for pay or for free, then it’s stealing, plain and simple. Integrity is doing the right thing even if you feel you won’t get caught.

Second, one of the biggest problems with the Internet today, sadly after all these years of smart people making new inventions and refining the service is illegal content, especially child pornography. A major child porn ring gets caught every few months and sadly the disgusting practice doesn’t seem any less common today than it did 10 or 12 years ago … it’s just, perhaps, a little better hidden, Now if you want to bust up such a ring the smart way is to find the original source where the objectionable material got uploaded … had to start somewhere … and for law enforcement that’s a trivial task. If I wanted to upload something illegal, in today’s world it’s easy. Just find an open WiFi c0onnection and press the upload button. If law enforcement tracks it to the source … the source will be the unknowing person who provided the open connectivity. “But officer, that didn’t come from my computer”, “Yeah, right, put your hands behind your back and let me slip those cuffs on, you can tell it to the judge.”

I would love to be able to safely share my WiFi … the slowness in my SmartBro service is not in the link between my laptop, my WiFi hub and my Smart wireless link … but I don’t think that I’m on very safe legal ground if I do share it … I become a “provider”, paid or unpaid, and as Abe well knows, especially in the Philippines, there is no such thing as an innocent provider if someone decides to come after you … you’ll be guilty until you can (expensively) prove yourself innocent, diba?

]]> By: wyzemoro http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132700 wyzemoro Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:33:40 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132700 i have my own wireless network at my boardinghouse but i have a WPA Key. i setup a wireless router for the sole purpose for my laptop use. It's not shared. Im not sure if i will turn it 24/7 and free for my neighborhood. maybe in the near future if i have big and more bandwidth. i use Smart Bro 999 package. Its hard for me to share if my neighbor eat lots of bandwidth .. freeloader enjoy and me as the payer will suffer connectivity. if i have 2mbps i will probably share my bandwidth but i dont have budget for expensive DSL connection. i have my own wireless network at my boardinghouse but i have a WPA Key. i setup a wireless router for the sole purpose for my laptop use.

It’s not shared. Im not sure if i will turn it 24/7 and free for my neighborhood. maybe in the near future if i have big and more bandwidth. i use Smart Bro 999 package.

Its hard for me to share if my neighbor eat lots of bandwidth .. freeloader enjoy and me as the payer will suffer connectivity. if i have 2mbps i will probably share my bandwidth but i dont have budget for expensive DSL connection.

]]> By: David http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wifi/free-your-wifi/#comment-132694 David Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:51:14 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1701#comment-132694 Check out Fon. Its kinda what they are doing. Check out Fon. Its kinda what they are doing.

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