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Do you have a wireless Internet router? If so, do you leave it open? Or were you even aware that your neighbors can just plug in through your connection, unless you specifically set it up otherwise?

Free Wireless Internet Access in Prospect Heights (updated): Hey Park Slope, we can do free Wifi too…

1. Prospect Perk Cafe 183 Sterling Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11238; (718) 398-2760
2. Brooklyn Public Library-Central – in the "Reference" and "Science/Industry, Social Science" sections
3. Half WineBarLounge – They use wanderingwifi, so you’ll need to sign up for a free account first.
4. Soda Bar; 629 Vanderbilt Ave. btw Prospect Pl. and St. Mark’s Ave.; 718-230-8393.
5. Brooklyn Museum: Brooklyn Museum Wireless" is free and available at the Brooklyn Museum’s new entrance pavilion and public plaza. It works throughout the museum and outdoor sculpture garden.

6. Le Gamin | 556 Vanderbilt Ave. at Dean St.; 718-789-5171
7. Your neighbor. (Information wants to be free.)

I ditched Verizon DSL and signed up for Optimum Online. It’s a little more expensive, in the long run, but my bandwidth has at least tripled, if not quadrupled. Verizon had a much-publicized "HI we’re speeding up your DSL!!" campaign. Nothing here. Very, very pokey "high speed" Internet. I called and they said I was already provisioned at the highest possible speed. Huh? I’m pretty sure our CO is just past Atlantic Avenue, so that doesn’t make a lot of sense. Anyway, goodbye, Verizon DSL. I will not miss you.

Post your war stories below. Also, check out this very popular "High Speed Internet in PH" thread.