Heh - sorry for the hyberbole. At least in my country, Germany, fraudulent use of telecommunications services, public transport or paid events/facilities ("Ers

Heh - sorry for the hyberbole. At least in my country, Germany, fraudulent use of telecommunications services, public transport or paid events/facilities ("Erschleichen von Leistungen", § 265a StGB) is not just a civil matter, but also a criminal offence. If you got caught manipulating your modem to avoid paying for faster broadband, you would likely to get into trouble.