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> That may violate the TOS of the original connection but probably wouldn’t come up. How? If that were true, WiFi range extenders would violate TOS as well.
by pmlnr 6y ago
> That may violate the TOS of the original connection but probably wouldn’t come up.
How? If that were true, WiFi range extenders would violate TOS as well.
- outime 6y agoWiFi range extenders usually implies same home and same family members and not the house down the hill so neighbors don’t need to pay their own. It’s a bit absurd though since that house wouldn’t be able to pay their own in this case.
- bayindirh 6y ago> How? If that were true, WiFi range extenders would violate TOS as well. A WiFi extender just repeats the same network with same security, SSID and access password. It doesn't extend connection to third parties. Similarly, if I have a large property with a large land, I can spread the network to every part of the land with the equipment of my choosing and no one would say anything unless I allow third parties unfettered permanent access to said network.
- the-dude 6y agoSame password, yes. But you can alter the SSID, on WEP at least, last time I checked.
- bayindirh 6y agoYou can always alter the SSID & password and present it as a completely different network (even you can run a different DHCP to make it a subnet effectively). However, when you keep the SSID the same, your devices can roam much easier. In fact, WiFi has a roaming standard and latest devices can utilize this for mesh-like handoff without a central controller. Recent laptops and phones handle it relatively well, it seems.