Share an Internet connection with the neighbors
Posted
May 07 2008, 01:38 PM
by
Karen Datko
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What's the point in everyone in the neighborhood paying for way more broadband than they can use?
Poster East Coaster Now in CO says he's begun piggybacking on his neighbors' wireless signals.
"Once in a while I can't get a signal, but 98% of the time I want to get online I can. That saves me about $30 a month."
We'd suggest that you go even further and talk to your neighbors about sharing a wireless connection that's secure for you both, as poster laureno did:
"We felt bad about stealing our upstairs neighbor's wireless Internet, but we couldn't afford to get cable or a landline plus Internet, so we asked him to split the bill. For $20 a month total, we can surf from home without landlines or cable or anything."
MSN Tech & Gadgets has some advice on how to extend the range and power of a wi-fi network.
Secret frugality weapon: The neighbors
