In 2006 I wanted to get online and couldn't afford internet. I was working full time and going to school, and some classes needed a connection the school computer lab didn't always have.
My friend Sandman came over with a laptop running Slackware, and after a few hours of guides, man pages, and troubleshooting, we were on my neighbor's WEP network. The connection was spotty and I never downloaded anything on it, just did schoolwork.