A bloke in the States is in strife for using a cafe’s free wireless connection without buying stuff from the shop….but all I can say from country Western Australia is I wish I could get any wireless here, anywhere, which of course with the exception of the local McDonalds outlet (which is pay of course, and very expensive thanks to Telstra), just doesn’t exist. For that matter I’m not really aware of there being free Wireless in pretty much any part of Australia for that matter….it’s one of the few things I can be jealous of American’s on.
Wireless piggybacking….I wish
There are thousands of WiFi locations in Oz. Most are paid but really who expects to get a good connection without any cost. There was free WiFi trialed in the Brisbane mall for a few years but still I’ve found most decent hotels along the east coast offer guests free WiFi and heaps of cafes have a hotspot within range.
mate, drive around bunbury with a copy of netstumbler – there is no shortage of ‘free’ internet around
try out front of the telstra shop at the forum, no wep/wpa – sounds secure to me !