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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Is it though? It seems the prohibition is against using any form of wireless access point, it doesn’t matter where the network cable plugs in. When you have too many wifi networks blasting in a small area, the experience is degraded for everyone.

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stephen01king@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That might be one of the concern, but the TOS clearly doesn’t state that. They only prohibit against attaching multiple devices to the network. If you attach it to your desktop PC, it could be considered not on the network as long as you don’t bridge the two connections together.

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- sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  “Disruptive Device” means any device that prevents or interferes with our provision of the 4Wireless to other customers (such as a wireless access point such as wireless routers) or any other device used by you in breach of the Acceptable Use Policy;
  
  That’s in the OP, so it specifically calls out any kind of wireless access point.
  
  Yeah, it might not be on the network, but the prohibition doesn’t seem to be limited to network-connected devices. Bridging from your phone to your AP/router w/o touching the network may still be against TOS.
  
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  - stephen01king@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Oh yeah, they did mention that clause. I guess you can still limit the power of the wireless router so it doesn’t penetrate too far outside the rooms, as well as using bands that is not as congrsted. That might be good enough to comply to the TOS, or it might not.
    
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    sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Oh sure. Personally, I would just break the rule and drop the transmit power on my router, banking on them not bothering to enforce it. They’ll most likely give a warning first, especially since the dorm rep said it would be fine. I have broken plenty of dorm rules, yet never got as much as an email because I made sure my rule-breaking didn’t bother other people so nobody reported it.
    
    A lot of times, those rules are in place because someone ruined things for everyone and they added it so they have something to point to. If you don’t cause problems with others, it shouldn’t be an issue.
    
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