If it uses WEP, it can be cracked pretty easily. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Equivalent_Privacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluhrer,_Mantin_and_Shamir_attack If not, you could still try to brute force it and hope they use a weak password. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircrack-ng Remember to change your MAC address! The connection shouldn't be any different. Probably not, unless you're doing something to draw attention to yourself, like sending/receiving large amounts of traffic. Tor with bridges works just as well. Actually, slightly better since it's one less hop and one less layer of encryption than a VPN + Tor.