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Posted by riggor99999 on December 30, 2005, 9:54 pm
Selling is a big no-no with your internet provider. If they found out they
would cut you off - and maybe pursue some sort of civil action.
Sharing for free is a no-no with your internet provider as well. If they
found out they would cut you off - and maybe pursue some sort of civil
action.
On the other hand - If your neighbor somehow managed to access and use your
wireless internet connection - without your knowledge - well then - not your
fault. And if your neighbor wants to buy you dinner once a month because he
likes you - well that's pretty innocent.
>I live in a fairly new addition to an apartment building. My neighbor
> live in the older part that has never had cable run into it. He want
> me to share my cable Internet access with him using my wireless b/g
> router (he got a laptop for Christmas with a built-in wifi
> transceiver).
>
> My questions:
>
> Is having him pay me for this legal? If it isn't legal, is it a crime
> punishable by jail or is it a civil thing?
>
> Second, if I just share my access with him at no charge, does that make
> any difference as far as legality goes?
>
> Thank you.
>
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