Software to upgrade laptop to WiFi Router

I have downloaded to my Lenovo X61s laptop a Bzeek software which upgraded it to become a router. Even though my home router is secured, the new Bzeek network that is created allows freely and easily connect without any code. Myself and my friends are surfing free with their iPhones.

What could be the Pro's and Con's of such a software?

 

One downside I can think of is that anyone in range of your laptop's Bzeek signal can get a free ride on the Internet.

 

If you and friends are surfing the www from your home tapping your home network bandwidth, then is not free, you are already paying the ISP for the broadband service.

Now, if you are out of your home and using other people's service, it is illegal.

 

I think that by allowing me surf the Internet when I am out of my home, I'll allow others to surf through me.

As far as I understood, the Bzeek software allows others to surf through my laptoop, while keeping my priority in using the bandwith.

Don't you thing that when someone installs Bzeek, he actually gives the permission to others to surf through his laptop. So still you think it could be illigal?

 

I don't know Bzeek, but all what I'm saying is that someone is paying, whether is you or whoever pays the ISP bill, it doesn't matter. Now if your friends are accessing the internet through your laptop, nothing wrong with that, because you are allowing them and they are using your home broadband bandwidth.

 

I checked the site, and I saw that the purpose is actually internet sharing. So, I guess when you install the software you agree to share your Internet connection with guests (or other bzeek users), and in return you can surf through them when you are around them and they have internet connection.
So, it seems it's like a consensual sharing.

How do you reckon?

 

That reminds me another likewise system, which requires some extra equipment, but regardless how is done, whether is consensual or not, the service is not free, someone is paying, unless you are cracking on someone's network, which is illegal.

 

So long as the sharing requires that you and anyone who's network you use to have downloaded and installed the appropriate software (knowingly, that is ), the sharing itself is probably fine as between you and the person(s) who share your network or whose network you're sharing; however, I would imagine that any ISP would take a very dim view of such a practice, because you're basically going beyond the spirit (and probably also the letter) of the residential use you're paying for under your agreement with your ISP.

I would read through your agreement with your ISP, and check on their FAQs or support pages to see if they have anything to say about this sort of thing. Few things are worse than a justifiably miffed ISP (well, ok, a lot of things, but this one's not too far away from the top 10).

 

What I'm really afraid is that not everyone has the same internet habits, and these friends of yours can pass to you some viruses.

 

Doh! Forgot about that one, didn't I? Yeah, that's a much, much better reason to avoid this sort of stuff like the plague.