[SauronOfMordor]

Can't buy broadband at my house, but they can a quarter mile away.

This sounds like something somebody would like if they're engaged in downloading things they REALLY would not like to be tracable back to them

[Clinging Bitterly]

>> downloading things they REALLY would not like to be tracable back to them

I reckon so, though I'm not sure what sort of stuff that would be. I think most of the folks you find discussing this on the net are simply doing it because they can, and aren't after any particular sort of content.

The point of my earlier post was that if someone was habitually connecting from the same place all the time, they could be easily found, but if neighbors were sharing a wireless network by mutual agreement, I don't think there would be any criminal issues.