Is stealing wireless wrong?

Is stealing wireless wrong?

Yes. Getting on the internet on the nextdoor neibours wireless router without him knowing is wrong.

The argument that the wireless signil is a "lightbulb" and any light it radiates that the neibour doesn't use is wasted , is wrong.

The signil is actually metered out. Like oil or gas. So much data up or down per minute or per hour, you jack into his signil, he slows down , he's not too happy about it.

The argument that you were just checking email he'll barely notice, is in fact the argument of "I'm only going to steal just a little. They'll never notice. " and I'm sure that everyone agree's that "stealing just a little" is wrong. Maybe not as wrong as "steal anything I can" , but still , it's wrong.

I'm not sure who the author of the above article is, but with a mix of ignorance and self interest, he has managed to talk himself in to thinking theft is an ok thing. And that we shouldn't be so materially possessive, thats a bad thing.

I totally disagree with him.