why I hate free internet

afterthefact · 05.30.2007, 09:06 PM

I don't have my own, so I am forced (not forced, but...) to mooch off another connection. It works fine, but when I raise my hand to scratch my head, I lose my connection. And of course, this only makes me scratch my head more.

!@#$%! · 05.30.2007, 09:25 PM

i dont know if it's any consolation, but i worked as a "web developer" for over a year with free internet.

don't ask about the ulcers...

luxinterior · 05.30.2007, 09:48 PM

At my mom's I'm able to pick up someone else's connection...it's actually a lot faster than the connection at my dad's house that he pays for. But I don't need to do this anymore because we just started paying for our own at my mom's, and now I don't have to sit in the same place all the time.

val-holla-ing · 05.30.2007, 10:36 PM

for the first 6 months in my new apartment, we leeched off of the hippies who lived under us, but when they moved out, we were forced to get our own. i wanted to stick it to the man, but i can't live without internet.

StevOK · 05.31.2007, 12:12 AM

Yeah, I have to bum a wireless connection from the neighbors because no one offers internet in this little town for less than $50 a month.

SynthethicalY · 05.31.2007, 12:59 AM

For a while there I mooched off, my next door neighbor, but had to get a connection, i kept getting disconnected any time.

Washing Machine · 05.31.2007, 07:03 AM

Forgive my ignorance but how do you pick up someone elses connection? This is wireless right?

against_the_grain · 05.31.2007, 07:10 AM

There's wireless in my apt., but when I want to get on the phone I just hop on another wireless connection from somewhere else in this complex....

It works fine, most of the time. OH and I have a desktop with a USB 'antenna'.....heheheee..

*oh and for your info Washing Machine.....you right-click on your 'connection' icon and "view available wireless connections"....and then just CONNECT !! Easy as pie !

Washing Machine · 05.31.2007, 07:19 AM

ahh okay.

My friends' wireless connections are so weak they hardly reach from the kitchen to the bedroom. (and this is Wales so houses are quite small)

against_the_grain · 05.31.2007, 07:23 AM

Bummer !

There are also 3 stages of sensitivity in the USB wireless 'antennas' you can get for a computer that doesn't have it built in. I got the middle one and it's decent. But close proximity definately is necessary.

I was in a motel where the router was 200 feet away and I was constantly losing my connection. Routers need to be powered up too...I think.

max · 05.31.2007, 11:40 AM

I always wonder how about all of the electromagnetic pollution. I'm scared by the whole thing since I had an accident with my oooold gprs cell...

macrodollar · 05.31.2007, 01:44 PM

Washing Machine, my connection reaches up 2 stories, who is this you're talking about?
My computer can pick up loads of connections at home, but most of the owners have been clever enough to put security. One of my friends scrounged someones for a while and it was quite good.

StevOK · 05.31.2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by max

I always wonder how about all of the electromagnetic pollution. I'm scared by the whole thing since I had an accident with my oooold gprs cell...

I often wonder about that myself.

deathbyfeedback · 05.31.2007, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by max

an accident with my oooold gprs cell...

pray tell...

atsonicpark · 06.01.2007, 03:09 PM

I just go to the library and check it during the week.. we only have 56k at our house in the country (but its' like $5 a month so..)... luckily, all my friends have high-speed internet so i use it off of them.. hooray!

I go to my grandpas and use my computer which has DSL and all my computer recording software on it..

yeah i've never had to pay for internet.. yet.

terminal pharmacy · 06.01.2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by afterthefact

I don't have my own, so I am forced (not forced, but...) to mooch off another connection. It works fine, but when I raise my hand to scratch my head, I lose my connection. And of course, this only makes me scratch my head more.

complaining about something you are stealing is low

05.30.2007, 09:06 PM	#1
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	I don't have my own, so I am forced (not forced, but...) to mooch off another connection. It works fine, but when I raise my hand to scratch my head, I lose my connection. And of course, this only makes me scratch my head more. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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05.30.2007, 09:25 PM	#2
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	i dont know if it's any consolation, but i worked as a "web developer" for over a year with free internet. don't ask about the ulcers...
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05.30.2007, 09:48 PM	#3
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	At my mom's I'm able to pick up someone else's connection...it's actually a lot faster than the connection at my dad's house that he pays for. But I don't need to do this anymore because we just started paying for our own at my mom's, and now I don't have to sit in the same place all the time. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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05.30.2007, 10:36 PM	#4
val-holla-ing invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: baton rouge. the 225, big raggedy. Posts: 2,731	for the first 6 months in my new apartment, we leeched off of the hippies who lived under us, but when they moved out, we were forced to get our own. i wanted to stick it to the man, but i can't live without internet. __________________ please do not misconstrue the previous statement as an invitation for same sex relations or as negative towards anyone of another sexuality. -cam'ron (formerly "no homo")
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05.31.2007, 12:12 AM	#5
StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	Yeah, I have to bum a wireless connection from the neighbors because no one offers internet in this little town for less than $50 a month. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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05.31.2007, 12:59 AM	#6
SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	For a while there I mooched off, my next door neighbor, but had to get a connection, i kept getting disconnected any time.
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05.31.2007, 07:03 AM	#7
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	Forgive my ignorance but how do you pick up someone elses connection? This is wireless right? __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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05.31.2007, 07:10 AM	#8
against_the_grain stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: across the Hudson Posts: 502	There's wireless in my apt., but when I want to get on the phone I just hop on another wireless connection from somewhere else in this complex.... It works fine, most of the time. OH and I have a desktop with a USB 'antenna'.....heheheee.. oh and for your info Washing Machine.....you right-click on your 'connection' icon and "view available wireless connections"....and then just CONNECT !! Easy as pie ! __________________ Don't play what's there, play what's not there.* Do not* fear mistakes. There are none* Miles Davis
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05.31.2007, 07:19 AM	#9
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	ahh okay. My friends' wireless connections are so weak they hardly reach from the kitchen to the bedroom. (and this is Wales so houses are quite small) __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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05.31.2007, 07:23 AM	#10
against_the_grain stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: across the Hudson Posts: 502	Bummer ! There are also 3 stages of sensitivity in the USB wireless 'antennas' you can get for a computer that doesn't have it built in. I got the middle one and it's decent. But close proximity definately is necessary. I was in a motel where the router was 200 feet away and I was constantly losing my connection. Routers need to be powered up too...I think. __________________ Don't play what's there, play what's not there. Do not* fear mistakes. There are none* Miles Davis
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05.31.2007, 11:40 AM	#11
max expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: sardinia, italy Posts: 1,262	I always wonder how about all of the electromagnetic pollution. I'm scared by the whole thing since I had an accident with my oooold gprs cell... __________________ A Dance Of Shadows - Kingdom Of Night
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05.31.2007, 01:44 PM	#12
macrodollar little trouble girl Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caerdydd Posts: 96	Washing Machine, my connection reaches up 2 stories, who is this you're talking about? My computer can pick up loads of connections at home, but most of the owners have been clever enough to put security. One of my friends scrounged someones for a while and it was quite good.
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06.01.2007, 03:09 PM	#15
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I just go to the library and check it during the week.. we only have 56k at our house in the country (but its' like $5 a month so..)... luckily, all my friends have high-speed internet so i use it off of them.. hooray! I go to my grandpas and use my computer which has DSL and all my computer recording software on it.. yeah i've never had to pay for internet.. yet. __________________
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