Is My Apartments Internet Legal?

[Happinesss]

Hello, I am living in a serviced apartment in Bangkok.

They have 2 connections of 4mbit TRUE ADSL (according to the admin). And they are selling cards offering 1024kbps/256kbps to all residents (70+). They have also blocked torrents and forced it to be one computer only (login/password).

Luckily I'm moving next month to a condo and get my own dsl-connection.

I just wonder if the ways of my apartment is legal.

8mbit/70rooms is not enough. And they market it "Hi speed internet 1M/512 (in my logonwindow the upload is only 256).

For an internet card (only one computer (good bye Wii, XBOX, PSP, DS etc.))They charge 600BHAT.

I believe this is very common in Thailand, but I doubt that it is legal.

Can anyone enlighten me?

[ballbreaker]

Why would you think it might be illegal? They are selling a card that provides a certain data rate regardless of what the total bandwidth might be and you are not forced to buy.

[Happinesss]

Well it is the only option I have to get internet where I live.

I was thinking about TRUE's EULA and I suppose that they use normal 2000bhat/month 4mbit-lines. And then make a huge profit. I suspected that might be illegal (or against the agreement with TRUE)

[briley]

I think it could be illegal - or at least against TRUE's conditions of service. AFAIK TOT conditions are that the ADSL line is for one property only.

Possibly other companies have the same conditions?

[niller74]

There are certain DSL connections that you are allowed to resell, not very many people use them, since they cost WAY more for exactly the same product. In theory it is the same for Internet Cafes.