supergirl
join:2007-03-20
Pensacola, FL | NOPE!
I don't think cities should be building this tax hole in the first place. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
 ·Qwest.net
2 edits | Not only NO!
But HELL NO!!!!! 
Why should I build and maintain a good system so some poop for brains down the street can use it download pedi-porn and donkey shows.  |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
1 edit |  This idea dies because the ISPs won't allow it
This idea has been shot down over and over. ISPs won't ok their users to share out their broadband connection. And most users don't want to share their bandwidth with other people, secure or not.
This is just another one of these "power to the people" moronic ideas that is based on ripping off the ISPs. |
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mfallz
@comcast.net
| I think this is rediculous. It's bad enough comcast is slow, but then the gov wants us to free out ap's so that some shmuck can make my internet go slower than it already is? The only way I would do it is if the government is paying ME at least $50/mo to open my node. As it is comcast in this area is 75/mo for 8mbit, if other people use the internet more than I do, they should pay part of my internet bill too. I know after like 5 guys get on my node I'll never be able to play online and be utilizing the connection less. |
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DC DSL
Stays crunchy even in milk
Premium
join:2000-07-30
Washington, DC
·Covad Communications
·Verizon Online DSL
| Just Fawgeddabowdit.
First off, they'd have to get the broadband providers to change their TOS since they all have wording to to the effect of "service only is for you and others who share your premises."
Second, I would not be willing to have my bandwidth used by others as long as I would be the one associated with the IP and the first stop for any charges of civil or criminal abuse. The last thing I would want is the cops showing up on my door for piracy or something worse like kiddie porn having gone through my connection. State and federal laws would have to be rewritten to indemnify and hold harmless the parties who allowed their WAP to be used by unknown parties. There's practicallly no chance of that ever happening. |
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gaviper
My Best Friend Is A Boxer
join:2000-09-04
Carrollton, GA
clubs:
| reply to Transmaster
Re: Not only NO!
Ditto! |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | reply to DC DSL
Re: Just Fawgeddabowdit.
what he said
also they would have to play my bill too |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
Premium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
·Cox HSI
·Speakeasy
| Lemme Get This Straight...
* I volunteer my bandwidth
* I put myself on the hook to keep my node available (essentially, I become my neighbors' bitch).
And, then, in the end, because I've now made my network part of a government network, I have to worry about whether what I chose to run on that network satisfies the public interest?
no thanks.
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
2 edits | You bet
Since business cant make a dime off this, it gets shot down every time.
It would work well for normal users who dont need all the extra they are currently paying for (power users, aka bandwidth hogs.)
You wouldnt be hitching the ride on your main computer, just the router.
Would be good for the universitys since they are usually thier own ISP.
My isp doesnt allow it unless you get written permission, I know they have some coffee shops in town covered. |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv | Nope
This is a Non starter...  |
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dave
Premium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio
·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to mfallz
Re: This idea dies because the ISPs won't allow it
said by mfallz :
but then the gov wants us to free out ap's so that some shmuck can make my internet go slower than it already is? Newsflash - MIT and Cambridge University are not branches of "the government". |
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Derspankster
Premium
join:2003-02-12
Marion, OH | reply to nixen
Re: Lemme Get This Straight...
No, I don't think so - not as long as I'm paying the bill.
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jsolo1
Premium
join:2001-07-01
1 edit | Anyone read their TOS?
Isn't it against most ISP's TOS to redistribute the service??
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TMMerlin
The Devil made me do it
join:2003-06-19
Oxford, MI
·EarthLink
1 edit |  Absolutely - YES
BUT .. if I do, I want a 100% credit for my real-estate taxes, school taxes, trash collection, snowplowing the street, free water and sewer, newspaper delivered to my front porch and a front row seat for the communities' annual 4th of July fireworks display ..!
If the politicians can get all that for "doing nothing but giving lip service"..why can't I for doing something positive in my community !!
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ | City
And how much of my bill does the city pay monthly?
thanks but no thanks!
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MartyT
join:2004-09-03
Georgetown, SC
| FON does it with BT and TWC
British Telecom and Time Warner have agreed to this type of sharing.
Both have agreements with Fon.
Both entities have their reasons to promote sharing of your bandwidth. I'm not sure what they are, but I suspect they are related to wireless VOIP. Read the following.
»www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/···turns-uk
You can actually be compensated by FON for sharing your connection, but wifi users do pay for the use of your bandwidth. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
2 edits | reply to dave
Re: This idea dies because the ISPs won't allow it
said by dave  :Newsflash - MIT and Cambridge University are not branches of "the government". "Municipal Wi-Fi Hitches Ride on Your Computer"
"Would you be willing to let the city access your broadband connection in order to build out municipal Wi-Fi?"
Ok dave, what does "Municipal" mean again? 
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newview
Ex .. Ex .. Exactly
Premium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD | The question was . . .
quote:
Would you be willing to let the city access your broadband connection in order to build out municipal Wi-Fi?
You're kidding, right? |
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gatorkram
Spelling and Grammer impared
Premium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs:
·Embarq
 ·linode
| Yes Yes YES
I'd do it, if they provided a separate cable modem, and all the bandwidth available didn't affect my connection at all, and I didn't have to pay any of the cost of the bandwidth.
More or less, I would just provide a spot for them to put a node, and for a small break on my monthly bill, I'd pay for the power, if they provided a ups for the equipment.
I don't see this being a big deal.
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Give me bandwidth or give me death!
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA | reply to Transmaster
Re: Not only NO!
What if it was for your mother? Or your friend lives down the street ... |
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