I am a loyal Etisalat Internet subscriber since around 1997. Over the years definitely the technology being used has surpassed what one could imagine in those days. I still remember downloading Game Rips on 64kbps ISDN connection back then. The excitement would always be there until the entire rip was downloaded, extracted and played.
One thing which definitely had not changed until recently was connecting using the same account username and password from multiple locations. Someone subscribed to a lower speed would be able to get much higher speeds by using some one else’s account subscribed for a higher speed. Using dual account logins at different places was sometimes also essential to determine any gateway or line-related issues to troubleshoot easier.
Some took advantage of this. Etisalat had absolutely no way to track this until I switched on my other Linksys ADSL Gateway in my room. The reason i got this error/notice was because I already had my other Linksys in my hall switched on and connected to the Internet.
Finally Etisalat, came up with a detection mechanism to monitor account sharing and restrict such activity.
