On 03/10/2017 02:50 PM, Corbin Bird wrote:
Have a serious problem, might cost me any Internet access.
My ISP ( Charter ) merged with Time-Warner. New name "Spectrum"
1 # : Now I have intermittent connectivity.
2 # : And with the death of FCC privacy rules, the new ISP is forcing me
to update their records ( for sale-of purposes ). This includes phone (
all ), SSN, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers.
Tell them you are a foreigner and thus you don't have an SSN, offer to
provide a deposit.
3 # : the ISP attempting to force agreement to "no communications
allowed with the FCC". Also is attempting to force agreement to
"Arbitration with the ISP as the Arbiter" for all complaints.
Ask your local public utilities commission if this is allowed.
4 # : billing is only online now. Not allowed to see a Account
Statement, or receive any "receipt for payment" until I comply with ISP
demands.
5 # : external e-mail clients ( Thunderbird, Claws-Mail, etc. ) are now
starting to have problems. ISP solution -> must use their web based
e-mail app only ( only works with Windoze, surprise! ).
How can a web based email service only work with windows?
6 # : ISP is starting to filter customers web access. The ISP is
deciding what sites customers are allowed to see. ( look up the practice
called "ransom" ).
Get a vpn service?
7 # : no other broadband ISP in the regional area. No alternatives.
They are using a hijack technique that I don't know the name of,
attempting to force compliance.
NOTE : The ?hijack technique? will corrupt the portage trees if you use
"emerge-webrsync".
Is there any way to ... fix? work-around? ... this idiocy?
Background info :
The old cable modem suddenly stopped working. The ISP sent out a clone
of a Cisco DPC2316 ( Technicolor ), complete with hacked / trashed /
closed firmware. So I returned the rented cable modem ( bought my own ).
The Technicolor clone was using a built-in Java based "???????" to
redirect / filter at the modem.
All cable modems are closed source and controlled by the ISP AFAIK.
Switched to Google Public DNS. Doesn't effect the ?hijack technique?.
You want privacy but you are using google? what?
The "uMatrix/uBlock Origin" plugins ( Firefox/ Palemoon ) stop the
?hijack technique? in the web browser. Always shows up as an ipv4
address, embedded in a "frame", that resolves to "*-charter-*".
Complain to your local utilities commission.
