Why not wrap their supplied router in aluminium foil? For a few dollars the problem is solved (although I agree with everyone else....people could just as easily use their data connection on a phone)

Ah, the juxtaposition of this could be delicious. They wonder why there are no connections at that public hotspot. When they come out to check it and nothing's wrong (just remove the foil before hand - it's not like they could access the building without your knowledge) . They leave, you wrap it back up and they come out again with the same results but this time they replace the equipment... and so on.

The only thing that could be better is if you gave them a window of time in which you will randomly show up at the facility to unlock the office or whatever and give them access. Say, between 8am and 11am. "No I'm not sure when I'll be there exactly. I have several appointments that morning. Is that an issue?"

Here is the kicker... the rep over the phone told me that his suggestion was for us to disconnect the hot spot after the tech leaves. But I had read the service contract before calling, and it say that we are obligated to follow all Comcast policies, and in the last paragraph it say that any modification to the contract must be in written and signed by a Senior VP from Comcast.

So I ask the tech to give me his suggestion in writing, and he refused, and gave me a different reason every time I ask for a printed copy of his suggestion. When after all that denial I mention the last paragraph in the contract, hid answer was:

- I'm sorry I cannot help you, but I don't think you will cancel the service because we provide the fastest access and that is what you care about

- I was voting against you during Church Council! I don't want you here, I was happy with ATT because they don't force their policies against their customers

- Sir, I don't know why they would do that. Do you want me to send our hot spot and your FREE wireless router?

- No, cancel the order of those, and I'll bring this to the Chairman. They will decide if they want to take your liability.

After that, someone donated a wifi router (wasn't me)

> This is against the church policy because it will allow someone watching porn in the sanctuary with no knowledge for us.

Sounds like a feature.

Couldn't someone just use a cellular network? Or a magazine?

Sure, but at least it's not on the church's own equipment.

It sounds like it'd be mostly on Comcast's equipment, in this case...

Still coming out the wire assigned to the church address, and that what the ip will be traced to, hence authorized by the church; as in "the church agreed to have this hot spot here"

Fair enough.

What if they used the church bathroom? Maybe consider getting rid of those or at least installing cameras in them so you can be sure no one is doing anything unholy. Hmm, actually then who could view the footage to monitor things? I suppose you could only permit someone that was totally trustworthy, like the pastor? But what if he/she secretly enjoyed that? Maybe have a two person team view all bathroom footage? Make sure they pray first (and maybe put a camera on them, just in case. Can't be too safe).

You're missing the point. If someone brings the internet with them into the church and does X, the church is not involved. If someone comes to the church, connects to their internet connection and does X, the church enabled it.