reelbigfish
join:2002-06-06
Boston, MA
 ·Comcast
 ·Comcast Digital Vo..
| VPNs are important!
I work at a job that requires me to be on call. I'm sure as heck not going to take the train or drive to the office at 3am on Saturday, so I VPN in from home. If Comcast starts blocking VPNs I will have to switch to Verizon DSL. Even though it is slower, I need to be able to connected to my VPN or I would have to go to the office at all hours of the night. If I worked out of my home and my work paid for the connection I would get a Comcast business line or a Verizon DSL line. However, for someone using it occasionally, I hope something like this doesn't happen. I can see limiting traffic to a particular speed, but purposely killing connections is just not acceptable. |
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telcolackey
The Truth? You can't handle the truth
join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA | No VPN issues... This is FUD |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD | i was just using VPN a few days ago, so unless they just started blocking VPN in my area, no problems here. |
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b1gdr3
I Blame Your Mother
join:2001-07-28
Pittsburgh, PA
| reply to reelbigfish
said by reelbigfish  :If I worked out of my home and my work paid for the connection I would get a Comcast business line or a Verizon DSL line. I don't see how you can complain when you are using a RESIDENTIAL connection for BUSINESS purposes.
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I wasn't born with enough middle fingers. |
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beldin
Permanently barned
Premium
join:2006-06-06
Union, SC
 ·AT&T Southeast
| So, when you are using your home account, you do not check your business email. Is that right? Otherwise, you are using a residential account for business purposes.
Gimme a break. I'm not Comcast, but with AT&T, there's nothing in the TOS that says that I can't use my residential account to connect to my business with a VPN. As long as I don't violate the TOS, it shouldn't matter what I do online.
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DSL Extreme 6.0 |
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hhawkman
Premium
join:2001-02-08
Port Hueneme, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by beldin :So, when you are using your home account, you do not check your business email. Is that right? Otherwise, you are using a residential account for business purposes. Gimme a break. I'm not Comcast, but with AT&T, there's nothing in the TOS that says that I can't use my residential account to connect to my business with a VPN. As long as I don't violate the TOS, it shouldn't matter what I do online. Everything I use my residential connection for is business, MY BUSINESS  |
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SimonGibson
join:2007-11-17
Crystal Lake, IL
| said by hhawkman :said by beldin :So, when you are using your home account, you do not check your business email. Is that right? Otherwise, you are using a residential account for business purposes. Gimme a break. I'm not Comcast, but with AT&T, there's nothing in the TOS that says that I can't use my residential account to connect to my business with a VPN. As long as I don't violate the TOS, it shouldn't matter what I do online. Everything I use my residential connection for is business, MY BUSINESS Hear Hear!!
Where does it say your residental phone can't be used by you to call your business to say that you'll be late. As far as I'm concerned to only differential between business and residential service is the level of support you get. Obviously a business is perhaps more mission critical - Ooops - I messed up there - Did I say business is more important than the very necessary lifeline a phone provides to a sick person???
Anyway you get the point - If it says 24/7 then it had better be available 24/7... |
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