Wireless Internet

[Jalapeño]

Right, so my friend and I want to go half-half on wireless internet, only at two different houses. My questions are,

1) How far apart can the two houses be?
2) What's the maximum speed that I can get with two houses at the same time?
3) Where can I get service such as this?
4) Is this legal?
5) How do I go about setting it up?

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[DS]

First off, it is legal to share your internet connection with anyone you give permission to. Next, if you are talking about getting a broadband connection and using a wireless router, it's going to be kind of difficult to get much distance from it. Your houses are going to need to be either right next door, or if you want to purchase a signal extender you could probably be like one house between? This is if you are keeping it relatively cheap. You both would get the same speeds and that would be whatever your internet provider decides or what you pay for.

So to answer your questions quickly:
1) I would say next door would be your best bet
2) Depends on provider
3) Any broadband service (that is if you are talking about wireless routers)
4) Yes
5) Call up a provider and get set up and one of you pay the other every month

There is also wireless internet providers that use satellites (not satellite providers though) but you wouldn't be able to split connections unless you went with a wireless router. That, however, is your cheapest solution.

[Jalapeño]

So, what kind of internet service can I get without having telephone service?

[DS]

Go cable. It's your best option in terms of what you pay for. There's satellite which I strongly urge against, and there's DSL which isn't as bad as satellite but has drawbacks itself. If you can go fiber optic then do it.

Here's a good place to look for services in your area: http://www.dslreports.com/search

Here's to check for FiOS (fiber optic):
http://www22.verizon.com/content/ConsumerFios/