Sunday, March 05, 2006

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broadband » News » Bandwidth Vampires - If you buy a Wi-Fi router, learn to secure it
A Los Angeles couple couldn't figure out why their Wi-Fi connection suddenly seemed so sluggish, begins a story in the NY Times. "I didn’t know whether to blame it on the Santa Ana winds or what,” says Christine Brodeur, CEO of Socket Media, a marketing and public relations agency. Mrs. Brodeur was apparently unaware she should secure her hotspot, and neighbors had been drinking from her broadband well.

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