• over_clox@lemmy.world
    19·
    5 months ago

    I’d probably go either to Lowes or Walmart.

    Walmart requires an email now, but I set up an anonymous email just for that.

    Email: irrelevant@dispostable.com Password: Walmart1

    It’s registered in their system to the name Anonymous Human. Feel free to use that to access Walmart WiFi anonymously. 👍

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        1·
        5 months ago

        Not knowing the exact URL for their web portal (which I’m pretty sure isn’t public but only a stopgap within their own WiFi network), I checked bugmenot for walmart.com.

        I got this error…

        walmart.com logins

        This site has been barred from the bugmenot system.

        Sites should only appear blocked here if they match one or more of the following criteria:

        Pay-per-view: users pay money to access the site
Community: users register only to add/change content (but not to view)
Fraud risk: user accounts contain sensitive details e.g. banks, online stores, etc
      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        1·
        5 months ago

        I’m not sure what their web portal page URL was or I’d check and add it. Either way, anyone can pull the same trick themselves using any random username@dispostable.com

        I’m not at Walmart right now to check their web portal page, and my current internet connection is apparently being slow as molasses, but I’m saving your comment to check later…

  • souperk@reddthat.com
    14·
    5 months ago

    Grew up in a home without an internet connection. A friend helped me crack our neighbour’s WiFi password, at the time it was surprisingly easy if you had a copy of Kali Linux.

    Edit: This post got me wondering how I could open up a free WiFi network without being liable for any potential illegal activity someone may do? I got a fairly good access point and the bandwidth to spare, but I am afraid to share it in case the police comes knocking on my door…

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)
    12·
    5 months ago

    If you don’t have mobile coverage, the local library or community centre. MacDonalds is also a popular option.

  • BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net
    11·
    5 months ago

    Bar down the street has free WiFi and food. So probably there. The library is all the way across town, so not a great option for me.

    Or there’s another bar close enough to my house that I could probably make an antenna and leech off that. I did that with on base housing back in the day cuz I didn’t want to pay for internet.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
    10·
    5 months ago

    When I didn’t, I would walk three blocks to the library with my laptop once a day to check my email, read webcomics, look up GameFAQs and stream Gossip Girl.

    Maybe the “GameFAQs” gives it away but this was before smartphones.

  • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    School, bus station, many other places of my city with free internet.
    I also used to steal neighbor’s WiFi for years. Since I was 8 until I was 14. But for larger downloads I used public networks. By larger downloads, I meant >50MB. Yeah. Huge. Though I was watching YouTube quite a bit, usually at 144p/240p. In the end I still spent quite a bit.

    Currently I just use mobile data. Still no normal internet connection at home. But hey, my school finally has symmetric gigabit. The only problem is, most classrooms are connected via Fast Ethernet.