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 > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > -- __________________________ Brooklyn Linux Solutions __________________________ DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS http://fairuse.nylxs.com http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting http://www.tmm.net <-- Happy Clients http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn.... 1-718-382-0585 -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
