If you want to use a network without paying for wifi, there's something you can play with and also looks good on your resume. Install pdf.js and get it working. It uses apache and this way you can make a home network. Potentially this can be connected to anyone within range of your antenna.

"Hi, my name is Thorben and I work at Opera Software in Oslo, not at Mozilla. So, how did I end up writing for Mozilla Hacks? Maybe you know that there is no default PDF viewer in the Opera Browser, something we would like to change. But how to include one? Buy it from Adobe or Foxit? Start our own?"

How Fast is PDF.js? - Mozilla Hacks

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TstpR_gGb-4

Apache Webserver Error on Startup

How to Change XAMPP Apache Server Port

http://localhost:8012/