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Speakeasy Welcomes WiFi network sharing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the doing-the-right-thing dept.

sedawkgrep writes "Speakeasy.net has recently published a policy concerning their subscribers. They're openly welcoming the sharing of subscribers bandwidth via WiFi as long as you don't violate the existing terms of service. Speakeasy has always had a very liberal and open policy with their users. Even though I wouldn't open my network via WiFi, it's refreshing to see a company who is taking a more open approach rather than restrictive when dealing with its customers." I've been a Speakeasy customer for a while now ('tho my move from Boston to Ann Arbor meant going from 768 to 144 *sigh*) and have always been impressed with them. Great step supporting WiFi as well.

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  1. Re:speakeasy sucks by CrazyDuke · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd gather that since running an httpd on dialup is essentially pointless to most people; and many users out there are windows users that have default installations of IIS, which are vulnerable to virus attacks, that they just blocked it to prevent port 80 attacks on their customers.

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  2. This is dangerous! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful
    While it may be cool and neat to share your wireless access in this way, I cannot help thinking this gives the green light to all kinds of hacking and other illegal activities.

    I worry that as wifi access becomes more commonplace, hackers will use tools like airsnort and wepcrack to break into people's systems illegaly, and potentially could copy their important private data.

    I would like to see wifi banned for the simple reason that most people are too stupid to set up the security correctly. They need to be protected from themselves.

  3. Share WiFi as crack vector by TrippyZ · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Lets see. If I allow passerbys to use my WiFi dsl connection, and then they use it to crack into remote boxes, who are the Feds going to come after?

  4. Speakeasy is GREAT by rnd() · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I've been a speakeasy customer for 3 years now and the service has been excellent. I subscribe to the 1.5/384 package with a couple of extra static IPs.

    By the way, Speakeasy now has a promotion and is giving a free XBox, PSII, or Gamecube to new subscribers for certain plans.

    To sign up for Speakeasy, click here to give me credit for the referral.

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  5. Re:They Should Be Liberal Considering by z84976 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Look, I once had a great deal with PheonixDSL for 768/768 SDSL for $38/mo. Then they went out of business. Then I had Megapath 768/768 for $50 then they decided it was no longer worth it. So then I had Telocity SDSL 768/768 for $50. Until their back-end carrier (northpoint) went out of business. Then I had DirectvDSL ADSL 1.5/256 for $50/mo until, just the other day, they went out of business. Now my new $90/mo 1.5/384 speakeasy is on order. Know what? I will GLADLY PAY MORE if it means they can actually sustain the business model and keep the lines lit up. The sad thing is, I would have paid a bit more to ANY of them if they could have put forth a sustainable business model. I say GO SPEAKEASY! Charge what it really costs, make a buck, but STAY IN BUSINESS FOR ME!