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Originally Posted by baddog
You have to pay for the b/w you use? It isn't just a flat fee?
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Many plans (mine, for example) have caps. If I download more than 20 GB per month or upload more than 10 GB a month, I have to pay extra. So if someone got on my network and started downloading a gig a day, I'd pay for a lot of overages. Also, if someone started seeding/downloading torrents, it could significantly slow down my upstream and downstream speeds.
Speed and cost aside, you're responsible for whatever happens on your internet connection. Imagine someone sits outside your place in their car and emails a few CP photos to the FBI. Guess who'd be held responsible.
Asking why people password protect their router is almost akin to asking why people password protect FTP access to their server.