EFF have a list of Wireless Friendly ISPs. In other words, ISPs that don’t mind if you share a link with a group for use via a Wireless Network.
“On June 25th, Rick Tait, a Time Warner Cable customer in New York, received an overnight letter from his ISP. Rick had been operating an open wireless access point, hanging a low-cost wireless hub off of his cable-modem connection and making the service from his ISP available to his neighbors and to passers-by. The letter from Time-Warner sternly upbraided him for this:
You should be aware that this is a very serious problem that goes beyond the theft of our services. Individuals utilizing the Road Runner system in this manner to carry out criminal activity, would be able to so in an anonymous manner. In such circumstances, when law enforcement attempted to trace such activity, the trail would end with your account.
It is not our desire at this time to sue you, and we assume that it is not your desire to allow unknown users to anonymously plan crimnal acts through your account. However, your wireless broadcast of the Road Runner service must immediately cease and desist.“
If anyone knows of a list of Aussie ISPs, like AirNet in South Australia, let me know. Alternatively if you want to email me and we can start a list of our own.
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