Absolutly correct! They were broadcasting an unsecured internet connection signal through the air. It might not be polite to use someones band width but ... the signal is unsecured and avilable through the public airwaves.
“They were broadcasting an unsecured internet connection signal through the air.”
Wait... you are correct but it goes farther than this. Like this...
They were broadcasting an unsecured internet connection signal through the air WITH THE INTENT OF SHARING IT WITH THE PUBLIC.
Absolutely incorrect. If there is an understanding its free have at it but not securing or encrypting information is not *de facto* permission to use the service. If I am telnetting over the internet I am not giving you my password your still sniffing it.