Many read, but what choice do they have. In many cases Comcast is the only
game in town and it is either agree, or have no "real" internet access at
all.
I am one that has opposed the auto opt-in of this setup. The main reason is
that Comcast wants up to foot the bill for power and space for their
benefit. While, yes, it is very minimal, what's good for the goose is good
for the gander. By that I mean why shouldn't we be able to nickel and dime
them like they do to us. We pay for internet access and they want to charge
us for access AND to lease equipment. Yeah, sure, if you are a residential
user or a business class user without a static ip, then you can go out and
purchase your own device. But if you have BCI with static IP's then you are
screwed. I have the 50/10 BCI with 5 static IP's and then I have to pay an
additional $12.95 per month just for the crappy SMC device. If I remember
correctly, residential pays $8.95 per month.
Equipment should be included in the cost of the service, and always was in
the past. But yet, Comcast has decided to nickel and dime us to death for
everything, not just modem rentals.
Robert
On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:17:19 -0500
Scott Helms <khe...@zcorum.com> wrote:
Not a law, it's in their updated terms and conditions that no one
reads.
On Dec 11, 2014 8:12 AM, "William Herrin" <b...@herrin.us> wrote:
On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Jeroen van Aart <jer...@mompl.net>
wrote:
> Whose fault would it be if your comcast installed public wifi
would be
> abused to download illegal material or launch a botnet, to name
some
random
> fun one could have on your behalf. :-/
Doesn't work that way. Separate authenticated channel. Presents
differently from you with a different IP address out on the
Internet.
What Comcast is stealing is electricity. Pennies per customer times
a
boatload of customers.
theft n. the generic term for all crimes in which a person
intentionally and fraudulently takes personal property of another
without permission or consent and with the intent to convert it to
the
taker's use (including potential sale). In many states, if the value
of the property taken is low (for example, less than $500) the crime
is "petty theft,"
Unless of course the knucklehead jurisdiction passed a law to allow
it. I'm betting they didn't.
Regards,
Bill Herrin
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