On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 01:50:26PM -0600, Corbin Bird wrote > 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. > > 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.
Check with a lawyer; hopefully you can get the first consultation free. I can see a legitimate need for one phone number and one payment method, i.e. one credit card (if billed against the card) *OR* one bank account (if billed as a direct debit). The rest is not necessary. Ask the lawyer about SSN and other extraneous stuff. > 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! ). > > 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" ). > > 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". Maybe a submission to Slashdot (even as "anonymous coward") would get them some bad PR. Or a posting on the Comcast forum at DSL Reports (yes it covers cable, too) https://www.dslreports.com/forum/comcast -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
