WiFi Laws ? info wanted.
WiFi Laws ? info wanted.
Is it against the law to put an omni antenna that will cover lets say 20Km
In a residential area ?
As is, with no illegal boosters and all that ?
Where can i get the rules on this ?
Edit: sorry and profit out of it ?
In a residential area ?
As is, with no illegal boosters and all that ?
Where can i get the rules on this ?
Edit: sorry and profit out of it ?
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Yes it would be. Bluetooth and wifi are classified as low power radio devices and we need to comply with the by laws. But does anyone actually do so?
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Quite frankly i didn't know penalties existed. So at most you're going to get a talking to? Provided they actually care enough to find out
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Naught.Furion wrote:So at most you're going to get a talking to?
Asset forfeiture.
If they find you broadcasting illegally they come and take away your equipment. And they do check.
They did that to one of our towers near Sandton. We had to pay a fine and apply for a proper license to get it back. The whole rigmarole took months and cost us $$$
Unfortunately I don't work for our comms dept, so I don't know the full story or what the regulations are.
I really do not know anything about the topic, but a quick google yielded this:
http://www.fmfi.org.za/wiki/index.php/P ... nvironment
It might be a good start. The next thing you can try is ask at http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=98 as there are people there with extensive knowledge on the subject.
I hope you find the info you need.
http://www.fmfi.org.za/wiki/index.php/P ... nvironment
It might be a good start. The next thing you can try is ask at http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=98 as there are people there with extensive knowledge on the subject.
I hope you find the info you need.
Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity. (Karl Marx)
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@ lordrage. Your sig is awesome.
so at least there are few things in our country that still work well. the watchdog is awake
so at least there are few things in our country that still work well. the watchdog is awake
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I was involved with a company was visited by such people and had equipment confiscated. They are usually tipped off by the public (maybe an unhappy employee who you fired) then they drive around your area with equipment enabling them to see basically a "map" of the wireless networks. They talk to people in that area to get more info etc etc. typical investigative work really. Until they have enough to pay you a visit. The first time you see them is the last time you see your equipment.Furion wrote:How would they actually check? What is the process they follow? Im curious
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and they're not nice about it. The guys I had an experience with weren't too clued up. There were like so many AP's and routers in the server room. They took the wronf stuff, lol. They don't care what's plugged in where, what looks good to them they take. They took one router out of like 3 and 2x 24port switches so its was 5 minutes after they left it took to reroute and resetup up the network again.
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Found some official stuff.
Electronic Communications Act, 2005
www.info.gov.za/gazette/acts/2005/a36-05.pdf
Found some official stuff.
Electronic Communications Act, 2005
www.info.gov.za/gazette/acts/2005/a36-05.pdf