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Originally Posted by KrisKross
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.
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If your plan is like that, I can understand why you might be concerned if others "leach" on your connection.
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Speed and cost aside, you're responsible for whatever happens on your internet connection.
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Maybe in Canada, but an Oklahoma Court recently rejected that argument (
last week).
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Asking why people password protect their router is almost akin to asking why people password protect FTP access to their server.
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I am going to venture to say that your definition of "almost" and mine are significantly different.