These days it seems easy to steal some bandwidth. You just open your laptop and look for open wireless networks. Can’t do this if you are on dialup internet. Sure, they could give you viruses and expose you to hackers, but it is just so tempting to get the free broadband. It’s really hard to think of this as stealing. Is anyone really affected? Does anyone really get hurt? I remember hearing of a report of some man being arrested for stealing wireless from a coffee shop, because he sat in his car outside instead of going in. Is this where things are headed?

I’ll admit that it’s wrong to steal, and as someone who knows my way around a computer I know that something is really being stolen. You see, whoever set up that wireless network paid for that bandwidth from the ISP. If I’m using some of it at a given time, the person who paid has less to use. However, broadband provides so much bandwidth that, in general, no one would ever notice. That doesn’t justify it, though. If you steal and no one notices, it’s is still stealing!

Choosing a dial-up provider does not need to be a difficult task if you know what you will be using the internet for. June, NetZero, and People PC have been around for quite some time now. So it is safe to assume you will relatively get the same level of service right? Wrong! The best thing you can do to find out how their service fairs, is by asking others how they like their service. Many times, dialup providers offer low prices, but make up for that with very poor customer service. So be sure to checkout reviews before you buy.