Part time BB?

A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to be
any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're away,
so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for what
their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup which
is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.
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Tony wrote:
> A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
> the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
> them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to be
> any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're away,
> so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for what
> their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup which
> is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.

Get wirless yourself and whilst they're over let them use it
and share the cost? If you trust your neighbour shouldn't be
a problem.

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*Disclaimer* My opinions are mine and I do not represent
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Tony wrote:

> A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
> the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
> them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to be
> any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're away,
> so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for what
> their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup which
> is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.

The main problem it would seem is that if using a BT line (which looks to be the
most likely option) , you have to have that line specifically enabled for ADSL
which involves having your line 'patched' physically to a DSLAM in the exchange.

I think the ISP then pays BT a monthly fee (that's part of your subscription) to
use that ADSL connection.

If you no longer need your ADSL, whilst you may not be generating any traffic
that the ISP would need to bill you for, the issue of what happens to the DSLAM
connection is unresolved.

Unless BT gets its monthly payment for keeping that connection active (albeit
unused), it'll want to 'sell it on' to someone else who actually wants to use
it.

There lies your problem.

Graham

xCx wrote:

> Tony wrote:
> > A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
> > the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
> > them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to be
> > any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're away,
> > so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for what
> > their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup which
> > is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.
>
> Get wirless yourself and whilst they're over let them use it
> and share the cost? If you trust your neighbour shouldn't be
> a problem.

LMAO !

The chav's answer ! It's a winner.

Graham

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:13:49 UTC, "Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
> the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
> them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to be
> any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're away,
> so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for what
> their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup which
> is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.

AAISP allow an existing service to be taken over by another customer for
a small fee. You could do this twice a year.

The fee *is* small - one pound including VAT.
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:29:49 UTC, Eeyore
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> xCx wrote:
>
> > Tony wrote:
> > > A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
> > > the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
> > > them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to be
> > > any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're away,
> > > so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for what
> > > their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup which
> > > is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.
> >
> > Get wirless yourself and whilst they're over let them use it
> > and share the cost? If you trust your neighbour shouldn't be
> > a problem.
>
> LMAO !
>
> The chav's answer ! It's a winner.

Talking of which (now OT)....

http://www.chavscum.co.uk

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"Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:11u9i.398$(E-Mail Removed).. .
>A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
>the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
>them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to
>be any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're
>away, so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for
>what their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup
>which is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.
> --
> Tony W
> My e-mail address has no hyphen
> - but please don't use it, reply to the group.
>

ISP with 1 month contract. Only drawback would be a £50 activation fee each
time.

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:47:33 UTC, "steeler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
> "Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:11u9i.398$(E-Mail Removed).. .
> >A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
> >the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
> >them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to
> >be any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're
> >away, so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for
> >what their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup
> >which is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.
> > --
> > Tony W
> > My e-mail address has no hyphen
> > - but please don't use it, reply to the group.
>
> ISP with 1 month contract. Only drawback would be a £50 activation fee each
> time.

AAISP will transfer the exusting contract to someone else for a pound.

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In article <176uZD2KcidF-pn2-(E-Mail Removed)>, rde42
@spamcop.net says...
> On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:47:33 UTC, "steeler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > ISP with 1 month contract. Only drawback would be a £50 activation fee each
> > time.
>
> AAISP will transfer the exusting contract to someone else for a pound.
>
>
However, what is to stop the tenant changing to a cheaper provider?
Unfortunately tenancy laws give the tenant the right to change
providers, regardless of anything in the lease.

"Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:11u9i.398$(E-Mail Removed).. .
>A neighbour is in the UK for about 3 months every year, and for the rest of
>the time they rent their house. Is there any sensible and legal way for
>them to get BB without paying for the whole year? There doesn't seem to
>be any way they could transfer the connection to a tenant while they're
>away, so that they don't breach ISP terms and don't take responsibility for
>what their tenant does with the connection. At the moment they use dialup
>which is a pain in the neck as they need to research things.
> --
> Tony W
> My e-mail address has no hyphen
> - but please don't use it, reply to the group.
>
Tell them to search for one of many companies that offer a monthly contract.
It will cost slightly more but will do what they want.