College network as blocked as high school?

Hi, I will be going to Newberry College in the fall. My question is if the college internet is as blocked as in high school (in high school it was like they blocked everything). I think that if its college and you bring your own laptop then you should be able to do anything. If it is the same as high school, then it it sounds easier just to hook your cell phone up to my laptop and use my own connection (and if I was smart, I would resell my connection for like $5-$10/month, with nothing blocked!). Does anyone have any input on how a college network is, and if it is any different then at high school? Thanks.

College network as blocked as high school?
I don't know how Newberry College works in particular, but my university (also a private school) doesn't restrict internet forcibly. I remember my high school blocked certain web sites, etc, and it was rather annoying. Colleges treat their students much more like adults than high schools can or will.





There are guidelines you are supposed to follow on what you can and cannot do (mostly illegal activities like file sharing), especially during classes, but the university makes no effort to keep you from using the network. Teachers also have the ability to make all the screens the same on school computers (ie display their powerpoint on all lab computers during class).
Reply:My college can block sites (they do it but very rarely) and they also block the downloading of .torrent files (but don't say they do) although they don't block BT itself (go figure)


Colleges genreally don't block sites like HS do, but they are not a wide open connection either (2000+ students and 2-3 fiber connections means some QoS type shenanigans)
Reply:In my college WIFI access is open to anyone in the arrange of their wireless access points, most colleges and universities do have open WIFI access, so I don't think you should have a problem. You could call your college and ask about their policy regarding their Wireless Networks.

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