For how long? 1 year or for life?

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Mike Hammett<[email protected]> wrote:
> I think I learned in high school business law class that payment of a bill
> constitutes agreement with a contract.
>
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> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
> http://www.ics-il.com
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> From: "RickG" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:47 PM
> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Electronic Signatures
>
>> Right on TOS and AUP but not the contract. If I understand contractual
>> agreements correctly, all terms must be clear to both parties. So,
>> just cause I pay a bill doesnt mean I understand my full obligations
>> such as length of terms, etc. I suspect that presenting the actual
>> contract electronically when the customer signs up provides full
>> disclosure but I'd love to hear from anyone that is using it now an
>> dif their lawyer blessed the proceedure.
>> -RickG
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:57 PM, D. Ryan Spott<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I think in most states paying the bill obligates you to the terms of
>>> service/contract.
>>>
>>> ryan
>>>
>>> Charles Wyble wrote:
>>>> Ah. Gotcha.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for clarifying.
>>>>
>>>> RickG wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Having an AUP is fine but it doesnt spell out the terms of a specific
>>>>> obligation between you & the end user. The big carriers obligate you
>>>>> to two year contracts when you agree online so I'm assuming we can do
>>>>> the same.
>>>>> -RickG
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 11:22 PM, Charles Wyble<[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The big carriers don't require a signature on a contract. They also
>>>>>> don't do (free/near free) installs either. I don't know if there is a
>>>>>> signed contract if you pay for an install.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes I realize this is a very important differentiator that we can
>>>>>> provide, however I don't feel a signed contract is necessary. An AUP
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> an excellent idea as a general rule, however if they are transiting
>>>>>> bits
>>>>>> on your network, you have the right and obligation to defend that
>>>>>> network. If you don't, you risk other operators dropping traffic from
>>>>>> your IP rnage /AS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Your free to enforce your AUP with impunity. Failure to do so is the
>>>>>> sole reason that "bits of evil" reach our border routers. A few simple
>>>>>> route filters, and spam/botnets would be stopped. Subscribe to the
>>>>>> Don't
>>>>>> Route Or Peer List from Spamhaus
>>>>>> (http://www.spamhaus.org/drop/index.lasso), and monitor outbound
>>>>>> traffic.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *sighs*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Martha Huizenga wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Exactly, we send the contract with the install and then get it back
>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>> the install is done. Works fine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jason Hensley wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wow. Seems like a waste of time and resources. If I mailed contracts
>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>> that here I'd lose half my install opportunities because they would
>>>>>>>> never
>>>>>>>> send the contract back. Send a contract with the installer, get them
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> sign it before they install, give one copy to customer, bring one
>>>>>>>> back, done
>>>>>>>> deal. If nothing else, get an electronic as an initial confirmation,
>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>> get an actual signature at install.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Scott Reed
>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 6:42 AM
>>>>>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>>>>>> Subject: [WISPA] Electronic Signatures
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We currently use a two-year contract for customers. Right now we
>>>>>>>> gather
>>>>>>>> the information, generate a contract, USMail it to the customer and
>>>>>>>> wait
>>>>>>>> for them to USMail it back after they sign it before we schedule an
>>>>>>>> installation. We would like to reduce the time from initial contact
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> installation. One option we are looking at is "electronic signature"
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> the contract. We have done some research into doing this, but
>>>>>>>> thought it
>>>>>>>> would be good to get some other input.
>>>>>>>> If you do electronic signatures, how do you do it?
>>>>>>>> If you use a third party to "certify" the signatures, who do you
>>>>>>>> use?
>>>>>>>> What is good about them? What is not so good?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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