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holowoodman5mo ago· 2 in thread

You may either rent/buy a device from your ISP, or you may bring your own, at your discretion. ISPs are required to accept all devices, of course if your device kills the network segment, they will kill your connectivity. But they can't refuse to let you connect.

direwolf205mo ago

What happens if your device connects 1000 volts to the cable and fries everyone else's device and the head-end?

holowoodman4mo ago

You get taken to court and sentenced to pay the damages? Same thing that happens with the TV cable that runs through the whole street. Or the cars parked openly along the road. If you damage it, you pay for it.

AndreasTheDead5mo ago· 2 in thread

Your by law allowed to chose your own hardware.

perching_aixOP5mo ago

And do they exert any control over the software and configuration on it? That was kinda the crux of it after all.

namibj4mo ago

Controlling your hardware without consent that they legally can't ask for would be illegal hacking.

They do however have the right to mandate certain configuration parameters just how they are allowed to mandate you connect something that isn't a noise generator to e.g. a cable TV outlet. Well, being able to limit you to connect devices that conform to some spec.

namibj4mo ago

By law the demarcation is a passive one; the provider is not allowed to mandate you operate ANY of their active hardware. If they want to sell you internet only via e.g. RJ45 Ethernet they better consider asking your landlord to rent them space and power and Cat.5(+) wiring access to put a switch/router, because by law they can't dump that on you the residential apartment renting customer.

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