use your iPhone 3G to get paid as a war driver(find WiFi access points + cell towers)

cwerdna · 12-30-2008, 05:50 PM

(Hope this doesn't violate the forum rules...)
If you've got an iPhone 3G, you can earn a little money by being a war driver w/your iPhone 3G. I stumbled across Navizon recently while looking for something else.

You can paid $10 for every 10,000 points but if you're using Navizon Lite, you can only get paid for one reward unless you upgrade to the full version. See http://www.navizon.com/navizon_rewards.asp for how it works.

You just need to start the app on your iPhone 3G while driving around. I think you also need to turn on WiFi first. That's it. You don't need to do anything else.

If you do sign up, when creating an account, I'd appreciate it if you use my referral link: http://my.navizon.com/Webapps/UserAd...e=5859595F5856 or simply my referral code 5859595F5856. The Navizon apps are in the iTunes app store.

It does drain a fair amount of power so I wouldn't use it for long periods of time unless you have something to power your iPhone 3G in the car.

It would be perfect for you if you drive all day on different routes every day (e.g. taxi drivers, delivery people), esp. if you go through densely populated areas.

Low J. · 12-31-2008, 10:20 AM

Highly illegal though.....jumping onto someones unprotected wireless access point without their permission will land you in legal troubles if caught.

Poison123 · 12-31-2008, 12:09 PM

last I heard if the network was unprotected i.e. no encryption you can't go to jail for using it. Now if it does have encryption its entirely different.

OzzyRulez · 12-31-2008, 01:07 PM

That's what I've always heard as well. As long as its an open network nothing illegal about it. Now if you have to hack a password, well then that's pretty obvious.

silvrhand · 12-31-2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Poison123

last I heard if the network was unprotected i.e. no encryption you can't go to jail for using it. Now if it does have encryption its entirely different.

Not correct, but war driving is a bit different. You aren't actually connecting to the network you are listening for routers that are broadcasting their networks, aka SSID broadcast.

cwerdna · 12-31-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by silvrhand

Not correct, but war driving is a bit different. You aren't actually connecting to the network you are listening for routers that are broadcasting their networks, aka SSID broadcast.

Yeah, I seriously doubt it's illegal. It would be really unreliable to try actually sending or receiving data thru the access points found if you're moving in a car anyway. The iPhone 3G can transmit and receive data thru via the cellular network anyway.

If it were illegal, competitors like Skyhook would be breaking the law by hiring war drivers. See http://www.skyhookwireless.com/careers/drivers.php and http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/faq.php. Skyhook provides the data that's used by the iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch (see http://www.skyhookwireless.com/inaction/apple.php).

You can watch this story about a war driver hired by Skyhook Wireless and the technology at http://www.technowtv.com/?cat=999194...34#videoplayer.

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12-30-2008, 05:50 PM	#1
cwerdna Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,655 iTrader: (0)	use your iPhone 3G to get paid as a war driver(find WiFi access points + cell towers) (Hope this doesn't violate the forum rules...) If you've got an iPhone 3G, you can earn a little money by being a war driver w/your iPhone 3G. I stumbled across Navizon recently while looking for something else. You can paid $10 for every 10,000 points but if you're using Navizon Lite, you can only get paid for one reward unless you upgrade to the full version. See http://www.navizon.com/navizon_rewards.asp for how it works. You just need to start the app on your iPhone 3G while driving around. I think you also need to turn on WiFi first. That's it. You don't need to do anything else. If you do sign up, when creating an account, I'd appreciate it if you use my referral link: http://my.navizon.com/Webapps/UserAd...e=5859595F5856 or simply my referral code 5859595F5856. The Navizon apps are in the iTunes app store. It does drain a fair amount of power so I wouldn't use it for long periods of time unless you have something to power your iPhone 3G in the car. It would be perfect for you if you drive all day on different routes every day (e.g. taxi drivers, delivery people), esp. if you go through densely populated areas. __________________ 04 DB 350Z Enthusiast 5AT; 06 white Toyota Prius package #7 Last edited by cwerdna; 12-30-2008 at 08:04 PM. Reason: fixed one of the links

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Low J. Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. Posts: 12,861 iTrader: (0)	Highly illegal though.....jumping onto someones unprotected wireless access point without their permission will land you in legal troubles if caught. __________________ '08 VW R32 \| '08 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro S-Line

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OzzyRulez Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Keystone Heights, Fl Posts: 202 iTrader: (0)	That's what I've always heard as well. As long as its an open network nothing illegal about it. Now if you have to hack a password, well then that's pretty obvious. __________________ 07 350Z - Staying stock for a while. 13.476 @ 103.87

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12-31-2008, 12:09 PM	#3
Poison123 Google Bot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 4,602 iTrader: (2)	last I heard if the network was unprotected i.e. no encryption you can't go to jail for using it. Now if it does have encryption its entirely different.