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Speakeasy Introduces Broadband WiFi Sharing Plan

Posted by timothy on from the distributed-profit-center dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Today, speakeasy (the greatest ISP ever) sent out a letter from the CEO introducing their NetShare Wi-Fi plan. It lets you share your broadband with your neighbors, with Speakeasy handling the billing and splitting the fee 50/50. More ISPs should be like this!"

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  1. But.. routers are evil! by lurid980 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I wonder how this appiles in states where using a router is (or will be) llegal. Its amusing to me that ISP's hand out routers themselves, or in this case encourage connection sharing. Kinda spits in the eye of certain lawmakers that think they know something about technology.

    I'm all for the WiFi boom, but I wonder what new (read: idiotic) laws are going to start surfacing if people are broadcasting their internet connections around.

    In Washington, Free == Illegal

  2. What about the liability? by SedentaryZ · · Score: 5, Interesting
    It looks like there might be some liability concerns. From the FAQ for the NetShare Admins:

    Am I responsible for the NetShare customer usage?

    As a NetShare Admin, you are responsible for all traffic taking place on your circuit, whether generated by yourself or your NetShare Customers. This covers abuse, reasonable use, etc.
    So what liability will you incur if your neighbor you just signed up :

    sends fraudulent spam

    defaces a website

    cracks a site and steals cc info

    publishes libel and slander

    distributes child porn

    distributes the latest eminem track

    etc
    This might be taking on more than I'd want to deal with!