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Ignition · 01-03-2006, 12:08

*Growl*

Stop quoting the law at this guy please. There is nothing at all illegal about this, it's just against terms and conditions that ntl supply, which isn't the same as the law.

Unless his neighbour steals his connection there is no crime at all, and to be honest I don't really see the harm in it in this case, it won't harm ntl at all they're harmed far more by people hammering their connections.

If I were you though mate I wouldn't worry about it too much, so long as you trust her shouldn't be a problem.

However you will be responsible for what they do with the connection, although there is a potential legal defense in that it's not possible to prove who behind the wireless did the evil deeds, and we're innocent until proven guilty. There is a test case in the US along just these lines.

Up to you me old mucka but ignore all the gack about how illegal all of this is there is nothing at all illegal about you sharing connection with the neighbours.

01-03-2006, 12:08	#13
Ignition Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South-East London Age: 48 Services: Depends who's being serviced :p Posts: 2,588	Re: Sharing my wi-fi with a neighbour. Ramifications? Growl Stop quoting the law at this guy please. There is nothing at all illegal about this, it's just against terms and conditions that ntl supply, which isn't the same as the law. Unless his neighbour steals his connection there is no crime at all, and to be honest I don't really see the harm in it in this case, it won't harm ntl at all they're harmed far more by people hammering their connections. If I were you though mate I wouldn't worry about it too much, so long as you trust her shouldn't be a problem. However you will be responsible for what they do with the connection, although there is a potential legal defense in that it's not possible to prove who behind the wireless did the evil deeds, and we're innocent until proven guilty. There is a test case in the US along just these lines. Up to you me old mucka but ignore all the gack about how illegal all of this is there is nothing at all illegal about you sharing connection with the neighbours.