Re: [Nolug] Broadbanding together

On Fri, 2002-03-08 at 12:03, Edward Melendez wrote:
> anyone in the NOLA area ever consider doing something like this?
>
> http://www.redherring.com/insider/2002/0307/2145.html

(Response #1)
Jeezus Fscking Xrist. Do what every other adult does: get a
job, prioritize, budget your money, and pay your bills.

(Response #2)
This is _so_ against AUP, and I can make a very good argument
that it is stealing.
http://support.cox.net/custsup/policies/acceptableuse.shtml
One of the Prohibited Activities is
* Use the Services on more than a single computer, unless
  otherwise authorized by CoxCom.
I really don't think that Cox (or Charter, or BellSouth, for
that matter) would look kindly upon a dozen seperate households
sharing one line.

The relevant paragraph in the article focuses on "you can't tell
us we can't broadcast over 802.11b". Well, the ISP doesn't really
_care_ what the "medium of exchange" is. They'd be just as pissed
if I ran cat5 from my switch to my neighbors.

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