--- Dinesh Joshi dinesh_pro@hotmail.com wrote:
I think I know what he means. Incable, BSES, 7star mention in their ToS that only 1 PC may connect to their service. They will "disconnect" the users who are found to use NAT or any kind of bandwidth sharing techniques... which is absurd. In the end all I get is only the pathetic narrowband speed. Doesnt matter whether I have 1 computer or a internal network of 100 PCs.
Regards, Dinesh.
I dont know why even in this internet day and age we are just Lagging behind the US in all this? One would think we are more upto speed now and dont have to make the same mistakes to learn from them?
Around 5 yrs ago, AT&T broadband tried the same stunt on me when I told them that I wanted to share the connection via a router. Note please, the Input remains the same whether it's 1 or 100 PCs. So, they said, if you want extra PCs you will have to pay $4.5 per machine more.. I said why? they said, Because only then we would "support it". I said, but I dont need your support and if you do come by, I Will show u that it's working on 1 PC only. How difficult would that be to remove a ethernet cable from the router to the PC? I dont think they had a prepared response for it. I asked him/her categorically. "Is it Illegal to use it"??? I never got a straight response. It was DSLreports that cleared everything for me. That basically a NIC is a NIC, whether it comes into your computer or a router. Then what u do with it is your problem, yes they can say they will not support it, but I dont think they ever found enough number of bakras to fall for the $4.5/machine/month extra crap. In the end I believe they just gave up.
If this matter were to be challenged legally, i dont think the cable companies stand a chance. But then again, they are not exactly your poster boys for law abiders (sic) so they'll just cut your line anyways.
I am waiting for Reliance broadband to come out with their works. My neighbor, being a fortunate reliance employee up in the pyramid somewhere, has had an amazing broadband connection for free for a year, 512 Kbps minimum, Video on demand, Phone etc etc. I attempted sharing that connection via wireless 802.11b, but the signal did not travel the distance we wanted, but it worked!. For almost 2 days I could surf at 512 Kbps sitting on the Pot. (the closest spot)..
-abhishek
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