Look, if we're fumbling around looking for an accurate analogy so that we can have this debate without using any technical terms, here's what we need:

1. an analogy that doesn't involve a physical entity like a car. If I take your car, then I have a car and you don't. That's not what's happening here.

2. an analogy that doesn't make reference to property lines, like saying, "if you come into my house." Nobody is trespassing here. I promise you, any electrons that are used are just jiggled. They're not actually coming from outside and going inside.

The facts are:
1. The person with the WAP is advertising something. That little radio is broadcasting outside their house. The advertisement says, "please connect to me" in computer language.

2. The person connecting is using the device in accordance with the rules that the WAP owner has set.

3. It *may* be illegal. Lots of things are illegal. That doesn't mean it's like stealing a car.

4. It is certainly unneighborly, and probably rude. There are lots of things in life that I don't advise you to do. It's rude to stare. That doesn't mean it's necessarily illegal or immoral. I do advise you to put close on before you go outside. If you ignore that advise, don't be surprised if people stare.