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Ken N Tx said:
How much is regular cable?? We are talking about cutting cable..
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Well it depends what you want to watch. In Canada now there is a regulation that all cable companies have to provide a 'skinny package'. That is a basic package with the minimum amount of channels that are free and then you can add whatever you want to without having to buy a bundle.

Right now I am paying $30 a month and I'm happy with what I have.

Cable companies in the U.S. are not Federally regulated to my knowledge.
 

Ruthanne said:
It's not easy to hack wifi. You have to have the password.
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One of the first things I did when I got wifi was to change to a 16 digit password, partly because an IT guy at work "borrowed" his neighbors' wifi so he didn't have to pay for it. He seemed to be entertained by telling me how much he knew about their private information, medical and financial transactions.

For some strange reason that might have to do with all the drugs I ingested in the 60s, I am able to remember random strings of letters (capitals and lower case), symbols and numbers. I reset all passwords as soon as I can get my hands on them. A neighbor stole another neighbor's cable for months, so I figure he could justify sharing my wifi connection with me.
 
Smiling Jane said:
One of the first things I did when I got wifi was to change to a 16 digit password, partly because an IT guy at work "borrowed" his neighbors' wifi so he didn't have to pay for it. He seemed to be entertained by telling me how much he knew about their private information, medical and financial transactions.

For some strange reason that might have to do with all the drugs I ingested in the 60s, I am able to remember random strings of letters (capitals and lower case), symbols and numbers. I reset all passwords as soon as I can get my hands on them. A neighbor stole another neighbor's cable for months, so I figure he could justify sharing my wifi connection with me.
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Jane, I am kind of dense when it comes to certain things. Wifi is one of those. My computer is a desk-top. It's just a few months old. When I go to connections, and then wifi, there's a list of available (or not) wifi connections. One has my name on it. I don't recall even setting it up, so I'm assuming it sort of came with the system (or whatever). Under my name is the word 'secured'...secured by whom, I do not know, but I would like to set up or change the password for it (because if it's the same as my MS password, it's totally lame). Have you any idea how I do that? (The comp is an HP, and I put Windows 10 on it only because it's the only system the guy sold.)
 

Smiling Jane said:
One of the first things I did when I got wifi was to change to a 16 digit password, partly because an IT guy at work "borrowed" his neighbors' wifi so he didn't have to pay for it. He seemed to be entertained by telling me how much he knew about their private information, medical and financial transactions.

For some strange reason that might have to do with all the drugs I ingested in the 60s, I am able to remember random strings of letters (capitals and lower case), symbols and numbers. I reset all passwords as soon as I can get my hands on them. A neighbor stole another neighbor's cable for months, so I figure he could justify sharing my wifi connection with me.
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How do you know that right now someone hasn't tapped into your information? If you are online. You are vulnerable.
 
Cap'nSacto said:
Jane, I am kind of dense when it comes to certain things. Wifi is one of those. My computer is a desk-top. It's just a few months old. When I go to connections, and then wifi, there's a list of available (or not) wifi connections. One has my name on it. I don't recall even setting it up, so I'm assuming it sort of came with the system (or whatever). Under my name is the word 'secured'...secured by whom, I do not know, but I would like to set up or change the password for it (because if it's the same as my MS password, it's totally lame). Have you any idea how I do that? (The comp is an HP, and I put Windows 10 on it only because it's the only system the guy sold.)
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The password was set up when the system was installed by your supplier. To change it phone your supplier. I'm surprised you don't know the password or didn't help sat it up on the installation.
 
Camper6 said:
The password was set up when the system was installed by your supplier. To change it phone your supplier. I'm surprised you don't know the password or didn't help sat it up on the installation.
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Thanks, Camper6. The dealer may have told me what or where the password is and it didn't stick in my brain, what with all the other information he rattled off.

My granddaughter said the password is one of the numbers with a bar code on my unit. There are four of them and I forget which one she said it is. WAN, probably.

I will call the dealer.
 
Cap'nSacto said:
Jane, I am kind of dense when it comes to certain things. Wifi is one of those. My computer is a desk-top. It's just a few months old. When I go to connections, and then wifi, there's a list of available (or not) wifi connections. One has my name on it. I don't recall even setting it up, so I'm assuming it sort of came with the system (or whatever). Under my name is the word 'secured'...secured by whom, I do not know, but I would like to set up or change the password for it (because if it's the same as my MS password, it's totally lame). Have you any idea how I do that? (The comp is an HP, and I put Windows 10 on it only because it's the only system the guy sold.)
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I use duckduckgo as my search engine, but you can probably get some of the same info by googling. Type in how to change wifi password. You'll probably be given lots of choices, including some information that's specific to your router/modem. If so, choose that. Most of those how-to articles lead you step by step to make the change.

I've also found some great stuff posted by geeks on YouTube. I recently updated my hard drive to SSD. The instructions worked, until I hit a snag and they didn't. I found a guy on YT who walked his viewers through the process. (I'm telling you that in case you're one of those people who learns best by seeing the process rather than reading it.)
 
Smiling Jane said:
I use duckduckgo as my search engine, but you can probably get some of the same info by googling. Type in how to change wifi password. You'll probably be given lots of choices, including some information that's specific to your router/modem. If so, choose that. Most of those how-to articles lead you step by step to make the change.

I've also found some great stuff posted by geeks on YouTube. I recently updated my hard drive to SSD. The instructions worked, until I hit a snag and they didn't. I found a guy on YT who walked his viewers through the process. (I'm telling you that in case you're one of those people who learns best by seeing the process rather than reading it.)
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Thanks a bunch, Jane.
 
Smiling Jane said:
Highly unlikely with 16-digit passwords, especially when they're gobbledegook. All of my financial or other important information is encrypted.
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My bank account was compromised.

I have nothing financial on my computer now and will never do banking online again.

The worst part of it was that I didn't discover it. The bank did.
 

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