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Wireless Internet Co-Ops?
einstein asks: "How many other geeks out there are purchasing high speed commercial net connections to the remote areas they live, and then selling access to their neighbors to help cover costs? I know of a remote area with about 20-30 house all of which could access a wireless lan connection to share a 1.5 ADSL connection. I'm planning on bugging the neighbors to see if there interested soon, and I'd like to have some idea if this has worked for other people. So, who's doing this in a Co-Op fashion, and how is it working?" This probably won't be possible with most residential DSL providers, however would they let this fly on their commercial lines?"
If you're truly serious about bugging the neighbors, may I recommend www.spyworld.com?
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Stop being so stupid. Their restrictions are of economic value not because they will be sued for what you do. The ISP sells you an ADSL connection for 50$/month with the stipulation that it will be for your personal use (read: residential service.)
If you pay 50$/month and then connect your entire neighborhood, you've cheated the ISP out of selling those people the same $50 service. You're acting as a commercial entity... from a house in a residential zone... without reporting the income from your little venture to the IRS.