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grumpy3b

join:2001-12-11
Lompoc, CA

Is this even legal to share your ISP connection?

Is this even allowed my most, if not all, end user agreements with the various ISP's? Most, if not all, of those I have read explicitly prohibit the sharing of your connection with anyone beyond the location it is installed. And they also state something to the effect that one cannot act as a "hotspot" for the neighborhood.

I am curious how this could even be legal. At best it would seem an act of large scale civil disobedience.

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join:2003-08-22
Toledo, OH

said by grumpy3b:

Is this even allowed my most, if not all, end user agreements with the various ISP's? Most, if not all, of those I have read explicitly prohibit the sharing of your connection with anyone beyond the location it is installed. And they also state something to the effect that one cannot act as a "hotspot" for the neighborhood.

I am curious how this could even be legal. At best it would seem an act of large scale civil disobedience.
You are correct; most residential (and even business class) broadband specifically prohibits setting up a hotspot. The only exceptions I've seen are some DSL providers such as Speakeasy. Further, there are things such as CALEA compliance to take into consideration. I wouldn't care about pissing off my ISP nearly as much as I'd worry about pissing off the government.

- Tate

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jjeffeory

join:2002-12-04
USA

Yes, because we should be afraid of our government. 8-|


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said by jjeffeory:

Yes, because we should be afraid of our government. 8-|
We live in screwed up times. That's why I'm voting for Ron Paul -- he's obviously a longshot, but if we can get him into office I'm hopeful he'll be able to pull us out of the "Surveillance State" direction that we're inching towards.

Just my $.02 worth.

- Tate

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