[OT] Managing internet access and implications in a holiday let.

["ian" <ianh1000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All, this is off topic but as we have a good mixture of skills in
this group I thought it worth asking here.

We are looking at a second property that would be let as a holiday cottage
some of the time. I will need internet access so that I can work there
sometimes. It looks like the property gets reasonable bandwidth but the
local exchange does not offer services via unbundled local loop. This
either limits me to using BT or a 40GB monthly cap using other providers.
using Netflix we can get through 20GB in 3 days so 40GB does not seem a lot
these days.

Q1. Is there any way I can limit the capacity a guest can use at the router
or ISP?

Q2. What are the legal implications of allowing someone access to my
internet connection if they do something illegal?

I assume the simple option is to go with BT and enable the Openzone feature
but that means my guests would have to subscribe to use the service. If it
gets me around any legal implications it may be the only sensible option.

Regards
Ian



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