--- Dinesh Joshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I think I know what he means. Incable, BSES, 7star mention in their ToS that
> only 1 PC may connect to their service. They will "disconnect" the users who
> are found to use NAT or any kind of bandwidth sharing techniques... which is
> absurd. In the end all I get is only the pathetic narrowband speed. Doesnt
> matter whether I have 1 computer or a internal network of 100 PCs.
>
> Regards,
> Dinesh.
I dont know why even in this internet day and age we are just Lagging behind the
US in all this? One would think we are more upto speed now and dont have to make
the same mistakes to learn from them?
Around 5 yrs ago, AT&T broadband tried the same stunt on me when I told them
that
I wanted to share the connection via a router. Note please, the Input remains
the
same whether it's 1 or 100 PCs. So, they said, if you want extra PCs you will
have to pay $4.5 per machine more.. I said why? they said, Because only then we
would "support it". I said, but I dont need your support and if you do come by,
I
Will show u that it's working on 1 PC only. How difficult would that be to
remove
a ethernet cable from the router to the PC?
I dont think they had a prepared response for it. I asked him/her categorically.
"Is it Illegal to use it"??? I never got a straight response. It was DSLreports
that cleared everything for me. That basically a NIC is a NIC, whether it comes
into your computer or a router. Then what u do with it is your problem, yes they
can say they will not support it, but I dont think they ever found enough number
of bakras to fall for the $4.5/machine/month extra crap. In the end I believe
they just gave up.
If this matter were to be challenged legally, i dont think the cable companies
stand a chance. But then again, they are not exactly your poster boys for law
abiders (sic) so they'll just cut your line anyways.
I am waiting for Reliance broadband to come out with their works. My neighbor,
being a fortunate reliance employee up in the pyramid somewhere, has had an
amazing broadband connection for free for a year, 512 Kbps minimum, Video on
demand, Phone etc etc. I attempted sharing that connection via wireless 802.11b,
but the signal did not travel the distance we wanted, but it worked!. For almost
2 days I could surf at 512 Kbps sitting on the Pot. (the closest spot)..
-abhishek
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