I am (or was) too na�ve - I had not tried Starbucks free wifi but heard
about it and assumed it was a free service to entice customers.

I am familiar with the practice of signal surfing (aka warchalking,
'stealing' bandwidth, etc) - people cruise around and look for home
networks with unencrypted wireless, park out front and surf.  

Ethically, I'm no moralist or judge - I have mine encrypted.  According
to some sources, there is no crime involved in accessing a publicly
available open network. 

Give this link a boo. Do your own thing.

http://slate.msn.com/id/2109941

Eric 
"Keep your stick on the ice, eh?"
80 Vanagon 'Rusty' 

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Chase [mailto:roadguy@roadhaus.com] 
Sent: May 3, 2005 2:53 PM
To: eric.clarke@SHAW.CA
Subject: FW: Cell Phone and the Internet

Eric,

It's still a "Fee Based" network, isn't it?

larry chase

roadhaus.com

- - -

Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 22:54:45 -0600

From: Eric Clarke <eric.clarke@SHAW.CA>

Subject: FW: Cell Phone and the Internet

One word folks - STARBUCKS!

Starbucks has installed WIFI in each North American location, usually

the signal is good enough to enjoy from the parking lot.

- Eric