I'll heartily agree that sharing bandwidth with computers not in your household (up to whatever number they "allow") is against the TOS. HOWEVER:
802.11b access point != sharing bandwidth It is entirely possible the access point is restricted to be used only by its owner, therefore they'd better have some better evidence than the mere existence of an access point before pulling service because someone has one. Such as a demonstrated ability to log into the net through that access point. Short of that, they haven't proven breach of contract. Tom Balon said: > > Anyone sharing bandwidth with a Road Runner connection > is in direct violation of the terms of service. Here > it is, right from the fine print. > > 5. Subscriber Conduct. > > (a) The ISP Service as offered and provided under this > Agreement is a residential service offered for > personal, non-commercial use only. Subscriber will not > resell or redistribute (whether for a fee or > otherwise) the ISP Service, or any portion thereof, or > otherwise charge others to use the ISP Service, or any > portion thereof. Subscriber agrees not to use the ISP > Service for operation as an internet service provider, > for the hosting of websites (other than as expressly > permitted as part of the ISP Service) or for any > enterprise purpose whether or not the enterprise is > directed toward making a profit. > > 6. Review and Enforcement. > > ... > > (b) Operator may suspend Subscriber's account, or > cancel Subscriber's account without prior notification > if Operator determines in its discretion that > Subscriber has violated this Agreement or any of the > Terms of Use. Operator reserves the right to suspend > or terminate the ISP Service to Subscriber for a > single violation of this Agreement or the Terms of > Use. If Subscriber's account is suspended, Subscriber > will not be charged for that period of time. If > Subscriber's account is canceled, Subscriber will be > refunded any pre-paid fees minus any amounts due > Operator. > ------ > Not only that, but busineses class service in my area > specifically forbids any sharing or resale. This > should come as no surprise, after all they are in > business to make money folks. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
