The EFF contacted Speakeasy to update their wireless friendly ISP list, and to find out if Speakeasy's AUP would allow wireless sharing. Turns out they don't.
Quick Summary = "Use wireless with DHCP Service on Speakeasy, be kicked off.". Attached below is correspondence between EFF and Speakeasy, edited to clean up the text, etc. So be sure to check out the EFF list of wireless friendly ISPs. Thanks to Lodrina at the EFF, and the EFF for all the hard work. http://www.eff.org/Infra/Wireless_cellular_radio/wireless_friendly_isp_list.html From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Incident 020731-000396] Wireless sharing question (Speakeasy) Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:06:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject --------------------------------------------------------------- Wireless sharing question (Speakeasy) Suggested Answer --------------------------------------------------------------- At 08/05/2002 04:55 PM we wrote Thanks for your interest. I invite you to check out our Terms of Service (http://www.speakeasy.net/tos), which states (in reference to DSL services): "Each circuit may only service a single location (residence, apartment, office, or place of business). If you connect your circuit to a neighboring premise without specific permission from Speakeasy, your service may be disconnected or terminated at our sole discretion." That said, we have no problem whatsoever with customers setting up wireless networking devices, as long as they're not sharing the connection with people in neighboring locations. Examples: Using a wireless router to maintain connectivity to your own DSL line while you lounge in the park adjacent to your building with your laptop: perfectly fine. Setting up a DHCP service over a wireless router to toss IP addresses at anyone else in that park who happens to have a laptop: not fine. Regards, Nathan Parks (Sales Support) Question --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, I'm writing because the Electronic Frontier Foundation is compiling a list of ISPs who are wireless-neutral or wireless-friendly with regards to their customers setting up wireless access points. Someone at your organization or a customer wrote to us saying that they felt your ISP fell into either of those categories. A list of such service providers has started to form on the Electronic Frontier Foundation website (http://www.eff.org/), and to assure the the validity of this list, I was wondering if I could get a statement on what your ISP thinks about the issue. Any other comments you might have would be appreciated as well, such as whom customers can contact about wireless sharing issues, if customers must subscribe to a certain subscription plan, etc. Your response is greatly appreciated Electronic Frontier Foundation intern -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
