Consensual/legal wireless network piggybacking?

[Dry Rot]

OK, most of us have piggybacked on an open wireless network, but what about consensual/legal piggybacking?

My friend lives in an apartment, with a secure password protected wireless network of his own. A neighbour upstairs who doesn't want to pay for a phone line to get ADSL has approached him asking to be able to connect to his network permanently, in return for paying part of his monthly net costs. He thinks this is a bit odd.

How widespread is this i.e. people in apartment blocks agreeing to let neighbours use their own wireless networks?

 

[Over The Post]

If he can trust the neighbour not to visit sites on Mr Fielding's hit list, then the only thing to be worried about is his ISP's terms of service (as if they'd check) and blowing his data limit.

 

[Invigoration]

Yeah I'd be a bit hesitant to just open up my network for old mate from upstairs. Why doesn't the neighbour just get Naked*?

*not literally because I doubt that would help the situation

 

[Neville Bartos]

Not to mention you run the risk of him blowing all of your bandwidth downloading Justin Beiber videos.

 

[SugarShane]

Yeah i wouldn't do it. Anything the other bloke views or downloads will get traced back to your mate. Just not worth the risk. Not to mention like others have said, the possibility of his download quota getting rorted. I'd heavily advise against it.

 

[Mordecai]

What about if the deal is unlimited? So no worries about going over the limit.
What if you trust this person 100%? So no worries of Mr Fielding knocking on your door.

There must be a rule of restricting it to one residency?

 

[TRAWP]

No rules against doing so.
Just hope he doesnt go view CP or something.