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WIFI Hunting!

WIFI Hunting!
Would you like to go hunting but with the state of the economy find it difficult to drive out to the woods? Well, this delivers the same thrills as hunting (sorta) but may be closer to home and very inexpensive if you already have the materials. it also makes for good future reference.
 
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Step 1The hunting grounds

The hunting grounds
the first thing you need to do is choose the hunting grounds. big outdoor strip malls of business complexes are good choices, somewhere that will have lots of wifi hotspots. However i would recommend the malls instead of the business complexes because you would fit in more in a crowd of people shopping then a few business men walking around, and will cause less commotion from security. After you have selected your location, find the area on google maps and select the satellite view. you can print it out or upload it to your phone or what ever you are using to find the wifi, speaking of which...

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Mar 11, 2009. 5:51 PMyour dog says:
it's also fun see what names people come up with for wifi. you can find some pretty funny ones......
Jan 23, 2010. 12:49 AMGamer917 says:
One of them I saw was called "buy some google shares mom"
Jul 6, 2010. 6:41 AMlukeyj15 says:
i saw one called "no money, no access" it was protected with wpa2
Oct 25, 2011. 4:50 PMHacknModer says:
I have seen one that said "NO FREE WIFI FOR YOU"
Apr 28, 2011. 10:41 AMtweakinreaper says:
If I was on Jeopardy........
I say: Legal Web Hacking for $500
Alex Trebek says that is todays daily double! then describes the gist of this 'ible
I say: What is War Driving......
Alex Trebek says: That is correct!

lol.....enjoy yall!
Mar 7, 2011. 8:26 AMdwarren-1 says:
the last time I went roaming for WiFi, I ran into an internet filter. apparently it had google blocked so I couldnt check my mail.....darn, oh well
Feb 6, 2011. 6:21 PMPerfectPantaloons says:
It's even more fun to dress up like a spy and bring all ur Awesome WIFI (homade) gadgets then crack the UBER protected stuff
Feb 12, 2010. 6:26 AMBorat says:
 Maybe you could mark the front of the store sort of like those old hobo marks to show you've already been there?
Jun 13, 2010. 6:38 PMDIY Dave says:
lol good idea
Apr 14, 2010. 5:13 AMaltrobot says:
Damn, I thought that this involved some wifi hacking or something of that sort.
Apr 11, 2010. 1:44 AMthelastonekills says:
any one know how to use a laptop and a gps to map wifi hotspots while you drive/ walk, so that it is all digital and convenient
Mar 25, 2010. 6:35 AMaleixoar says:
may be you can pay for it? isntead of asking every store employee or manager about wifi...you can use your phone or so and make searchs in every block for a non secure network or pay a cup of coffe and ask for password. LOL sorry but i don't know what is the trick
Feb 16, 2010. 12:22 PMTyMan210 says:
Cheats: wefi.com/
Feb 12, 2010. 6:28 AMBorat says:
 Those pictures are of a Sprint phone and a HP WiFi finder keyfob, aren't they? I thought you wrote that you used a Nintendo DS.
Apr 23, 2009. 3:07 PMdombeef says:
How are you able to get maps with dsorganiser?
Jan 4, 2010. 6:39 PMmackintoshlinessless says:
i recently got an ipod touch and they are great fun to finds open wifi points and use internet apps!
May 15, 2009. 8:48 PMmorganw says:
what is the hp key chain thing?
May 3, 2009. 5:01 PMretardoricardo says:
how do u use the ds to find wifi?
Jul 23, 2008. 6:37 PMSpartan 117 says:
i reckon i could find "42!" free wifi spots Aaron
Jul 24, 2008. 4:47 PMSpartan 117 says:
54 Aaron lol i think yo meant 6 by 7 lol the answer to life the universe and everything
Apr 2, 2009. 1:23 PMgonturan says:
Yes, but according to Scrabble, the ultimate question is what is s by nine. "I always knew there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe". However, with the normal letters used in scrabble, this would be impossible to spell.
Mar 5, 2009. 2:53 PMcyrozap says:
I read that book, too, and it DID say six by nine! I was confused for an hour until I just decided that Douglas Adams can't do math and I read the rest of the book.
Mar 8, 2009. 4:41 PMphant0m_sp00f3ra says:
the answer my friend is blowing in the wind :P
Mar 8, 2009. 5:20 PMcyrozap says:
...airplanes?
Mar 7, 2009. 5:58 AMcyrozap says:
That... makes... sense... I can't believe I totally missed that! I have to read the books over now...
Mar 5, 2009. 9:44 PMSpartan 117 says:
It's not that he can't do math its the fact that life isn't always as it seems. Also 6 x 9 in base13 is 42, when Adams was confronted about this he said something along the lines of "no self respecting author writes jokes in base13". Man was a genius and I reckon he could do math very well and had a great understanding of it. Aaron
Aug 5, 2008. 11:30 AMDemonDomen says:
No you won't. Here's the link to wikipedia: LINK
Jul 25, 2008. 5:39 PMSpartan 117 says:
you betcha! Aaron
Jul 24, 2008. 12:06 AMDerin says:
54
Jul 24, 2008. 12:24 PMcormac3050 says:
yes
Aug 9, 2008. 7:43 PM=SMART= says:
Is starbucks wifi free??
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