Being someone who pays a premium for my business Internet connection, I take exception to the fact that every guy with a cable modem in his basement figures he has some right to host servers, use disproportionate amounts bandwidth and essentially abuse a CONSUMER GRADE connection to the Internet. When the rest of us PAY for a BUSINESS GRADE connection.
Just what exactly do you expect for your $34.95 per month? </rant> At 09:55 AM 5/9/2002 -0700, Oleg Chebotarev wrote: >The next thing those "Internet" service providers will do is to write >in thier agreements (with themself of course since in CA if you do not >have a copy of the agreement or modified agreement - no such agrrement >(contract) exists. And so customers could not be sued for breacking >agreement they have not made). But the next things those "Internet" >will charge you for are: >VPN - "we don't know what you are doing, what web sites you visit, > what e-mails you sent and what yo print on YOUR printer" >Power - "your equipment transmit power to our network. It could > be heated and brake. We will charge you onlt $1 for > every mW your equpment transmit." >Java Enabled Cofe Makers - "You are viloting our policies! Anyone > can connect to your Cofe Maker and order a coffie so you'll > get income and we - don't. For every Java Enabled > Cofe Makers, that our people serviceing our service > at your premises at 3am will find, you are obligated > to buy our nonexisting but the most expensive service > we could imagine (only $1500/mo and no gurantee it > will work) for the next 200 years." >Oleg
