Corddogs
join:2001-10-13
Danville, CA
| reply to netgear
It's not the policy, it's the hypocrisy
said by netgear:
Fact is, broadband and bandwidth companies are dropping like rocks... The smart ones, will do whatever is necessary to survive. It's not good news for those who've been getting their connections for loss-leader pricing.
Here are the choices - you can pay more for services, or you can watch as your provider goes under.
This isn't "rocket science," it's simple economics. The cheap ride is coming to an end.
I agree they are in business to make a profit and I don't criticize them for that. But their public relations and news releases clearly are attempting to mislead, as others have pointed out, by pretending to talk about home networking and extending the service. They simply intend to charge more as more families trend toward 2nd and 3rd PCs and want them connected. Their AUP clearly targets these families.
The funny thing is, with Linux or Win2K or XP, you could have a single high-powered PC manage multiple sessions running on a number of smart terminals (thin clients) connected to that PC. This would not violate their AUP, and you'd simply be using the bandwidth you thought you were buying. Logically that's not much different from having multiple physical PCs with a NAT router in front, yet one is "legal" and the other isn't.
My advice to ATTBI is to be upfront -- clearly explain you intend to charge for each additional person simultaneously connected. |
