 Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
kudos:2 | VZ got sucked in... There is one big problem with VZ complaining about this: No one is actually really doing this!
And its not likely to become widespread. Why? There are plenty of existing static access points which people will use for free. And having a static location makes a lot more sense when you're trying to leech WiFi. Just think: is VZ really worried about someone who would have to be running down the street just to keep connection with the guy who has a wireless AP in his backpack?
Verizon just reacted to an article about the backpack mobile AP in a knee-jerk fashion.
The only time a mobile AP may become handy is in a bus, or train. Just walking down the street, the chances of someone connecting to you is virtually nill - because by the time they'd find you you're already someplace else. |
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3 edits | My stance is that if a person signs up for Verizon data services they buy the right to use all the bandwidth allocated to them for use by the service (which isn’t all that much by the way), and it makes no difference what they choose to do with it. It is their right as a paying customer. It is not like they are using more bandwidth then they are paying for so in my mind it is completely ok if someone wants to share that type of connection over WiFi.
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P.S. Using Verizon’s logic in this case, we shouldn’t be able to use a router on our home DSL or cable connection. |
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| I think we are all missing the real base of VZW's argument-
It is not a matter of a legal argument. Nor is it moral - It is how the issue applies to the TOS that VZW has outlined. If they clearly note in their TOS that the user is not to share their internet conenction or use in connection as a server, then they have the right to terminate your services. The customers continued use of the VZW product is, as stated in just about every TOS I have seen, is an agreement to the policies stated in the curremt TOS. They also note that it is the customers responsibility to keep updated on the current TOS.
Yes, trying to stay updated on TOS's is a pain in the butt. Especially when you use many different services with TOS's.
And I think an AP could (possibly) qualify as a server. If VZW has a problem with it, then they should clear up that cloud as to if an AP is a server or not.
IMHO, I agree that you should be able to use a service that you pay for however that you want. But I dont run VZW. |
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 Andrew JPremium
join:2001-11-09
Lancaster, PA | reply to Jerm
That exec couldn't find 20 people anywhere that want to share 300K. People buying one Tic Tac and sharing it with 20 friends is more likely to happen.
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Best Team. |
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