RE: [Nolug] Broadbanding together

On Fri, 2002-03-08 at 19:34, Matthew wrote:
> Oh and for those who are trying to get something for nothing remember the
> ISP must pay for that bandwidth. As such using the law of unintended
> consequences you could either drive your ISP from business or end up being
> stuck with a huge rate increase that your friends just might not help you
> pay.
>

Very good point that I hadn't though of. Note that the article
never mentioned rate-sharing...

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nolug@patientcarerx.com
> [mailto:owner-nolug@patientcarerx.com]On Behalf Of Ron Johnson
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 12:05 PM
> To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> Subject: 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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