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VPN Clients Not Allowed On Residential Service

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cough-it-up dept.

wayn3 writes "ComputerWorld reports here that two of the major cable companies have language in their terms of service that VPN clients are forbidden for "residential" class, forcing clients on their "business" offering which is at twice or more times the cost of residential service. Has any been bit by this, and do those companies consider SSH a VPN client? This would stop me from telecommuting since my company would not be able to afford the business service."

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  1. Don't you get it yet? by FacePlant · · Score: 5, Funny
    You aren't supposed to do anything on your cable modem connection except surf the web, read email, and be really impressed at how much faster than 56k it is.

    They've all but said that outright. They don't sell bandwidth. They sell a high speed web surfing experience.

    This should no longer surprise anybody here. Let's get over it.

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  2. Re:Actually, It's Worse Than That by bluGill · · Score: 5, Funny

    (The real kicker) They explicitly claim ownership of all intellectual property that you generate and that passes through their network.

    This is good. Now generate some illegal content (slander, or copyright violations), and then use as your defense "The cable company (which has deeper pockets) owns that content, so sue them not me.