Can I sell my WiFi?

[dazz]

Is it legal to sell my Wifi.
I'd like to use my 10Mb/3Mb connection to set up a wireless network for my area. And resell my connection to anyone who wants it in my area(3 hi-rise buildings)for maybe $5/month.

[Valek]

I guess it wouldn't be any different then someone renting your house and internet access would be an extra. It'd be like them pitching in for the internet, right?

[divx]

holy sweetness, that would be a deal!!

[Rehan]

Is it legal to sell my Wifi.

Check the Terms & Conditions from your ISP... more than likely, they would not allow you to resell.

For example, Rogers says:
"You may not resell, share, or otherwise distribute the Services or any portion thereof to any third party without the written consent of Rogers."

Bell has similar verbiage at http://www.bell.ca/media/en/all_regi...S_terms_en.pdf

[synaptech]

So if I sign up with you for $5, I'll just resell it to my neighbours for $4

[thedarkhorse]

just for the pure enjoyment of losing a dollar?

[Shaner]

Does the CRTC allow it? That's what I'm wondering.

[synaptech]

just for the pure enjoyment of losing a dollar?

um, if I was selling it for $4 and the op was selling for $5, who would you buy from?

[squall458]

um, if I was selling it for $4 and the op was selling for $5, who would you buy from?

its not that, you lost a dollar buying it at $5 and reselling at $4.....


So if I sign up with you for $5, I'll just resell it to my neighbours for $4

[Spare-Flair]

Your internet subscription is not something you own, you have no liscense to it. It is merely a service you subscribe to.

This is like borrowing books from the library and then selling them to other people.

[MrWizard]

its not that, you lost a dollar buying it at $5 and reselling at $4.....


So if I sign up with you for $5, I'll just resell it to my neighbours for $4

He only loses a dollar if he has 1 customer, but if he has 2 customers, he's up 3 dollars, etc.

[squall458]

He only loses a dollar if he has 1 customer, but if he has 2 customers, he's up 3 dollars, etc.

exactly hence i dont know why you would so such as thing unless it was for pure enjoyment of losing money. someone else pointed that out and is it just me who sees something wrong....

[cheeseshredder]

exactly hence i dont know why you would so such as thing unless it was for pure enjoyment of losing money. someone else pointed that out and is it just me who sees something wrong....

Uh, he doesn't lose money if he has more than one customer, he MAKES money.
This just screws the original guy over .

[MrWizard]

exactly hence i dont know why you would so such as thing unless it was for pure enjoyment of losing money. someone else pointed that out and is it just me who sees something wrong....

Remember, it only costs him $5. But he makes $4 for everyone he gets to "sign up" with him. If he gets more than 1 customer, he's making money.

[tkyoshi]

While it is against your TOS, if you had a connection that was allowed to be resold you could also setup a Boingo Access Point which is a more proper way (cause really with just a wireless router, how are you supposed to control people, they can just give/sell the passwords to other people):

Boingo Hot Spot In A Box:
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper

Revenue wise, you'd get $1/Day if the person has an active Boingo subscription, $4/Day if the person uses a PAY-GO subscription and if you sell a monthly plan you get $20.