In message <ximss-380...@mail.ropeguru.com>, "Robert Webb" writes: > 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
A couple of cents a year on top of what you are paying to run the WiFi modem for yourself. > and space for their benefit. What space? It is the WiFi modem you are already using. Unless it requires a seperate external aerial I don't see any extra space. Even if it does require a seperate external aerial it is highly unlikely that you would be using the space the aerial occupies anyway. > 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 > >> > >> > >> -- > >> William Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > >> Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/> > >> May I solve your unusual networking challenges? > >> > > -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
