Re: Accessing Secured Wireless Connections


"John Sisker" <jsisker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I understand what you are saying, but then why is such information
advertised by vendors, promoted by retailers and available on one's
computer, when they don't really have access to it?

Because it is wireless and your computer has inbuilt capability to "look
for wireless connections."
I use a router to access my ISP, and, the router has wireless capability
as well so that I can use a laptop and ipod touch/ipad .
The wireless networks you can"see" are those that people are paying an ISP
to use, It would be a very trusting (or stupid) person who agreed to share
their ISP with anyone when they would have no control over usage and the
risk of incurring extra costs from overuse etc.


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