Speakeasy is no friend to Free Software or any other collarberative or open
efforts.

This is why I moved NYLXS off of them


On 2002.10.24 14:44 Terry Schmidt wrote:
> The EFF contacted Speakeasy to update their wireless friendly ISP list, 
> and to find out if Speakeasy's AUP would allow wireless sharing.  Turns 
> out they don't.  
> 
> Quick Summary = "Use wireless with DHCP Service on Speakeasy, be kicked 
> off.".  
> 
> Attached below is correspondence between EFF and Speakeasy, edited to 
> clean up the text, etc.
> 
> So be sure to check out the EFF list of wireless friendly ISPs.   Thanks 
> to Lodrina at the EFF, and the EFF for all the hard work.
> http://www.eff.org/Infra/Wireless_cellular_radio/wireless_friendly_isp_list.html
> 
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Incident 020731-000396] Wireless sharing question (Speakeasy)
> Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:06:18 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> Subject
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Wireless sharing question (Speakeasy)
> 
> Suggested Answer
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> At 08/05/2002 04:55 PM we wrote
> 
> Thanks for your interest.  I invite you to check out our Terms of Service
> (http://www.speakeasy.net/tos), which states (in reference to DSL services):
> 
> "Each circuit may only service a single location (residence, apartment, 
> office, or place of business). If you connect your circuit to a neighboring 
> premise without specific permission from Speakeasy, your service 
> may be disconnected or terminated at our sole discretion."
> 
> That said, we have no problem whatsoever with customers setting up 
> wireless networking devices, as long as they're not sharing the connection 
> with people in neighboring locations.  Examples:
> 
> Using a wireless router to maintain connectivity to your own DSL line 
> while you lounge in the park adjacent to your building with your laptop:  
> perfectly fine.
> 
> Setting up a DHCP service over a wireless router to toss IP addresses 
> at anyone else in that park who happens to have a laptop:  not fine.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Nathan Parks (Sales Support)
> 
> Question
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Hello,
> I'm writing because the Electronic Frontier Foundation is compiling a 
> list of ISPs who are wireless-neutral or wireless-friendly with regards 
> to their customers setting up wireless access points.  Someone at 
> your organization or a customer wrote to us saying that they felt your ISP 
> fell into either of those categories.
> 
> A list of such service providers has started to form on the Electronic
> Frontier Foundation website (http://www.eff.org/), and to assure the 
> the validity of this list, I was wondering if I could get a statement on 
> what your ISP thinks about the issue.  Any other comments you might 
> have would be appreciated as well, such as whom customers can 
> contact about wireless sharing issues, if customers must subscribe to a 
> certain subscription plan, etc.
>   Your response is greatly appreciated
>          Electronic Frontier Foundation intern
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