Speakeasy Introduces Broadband WiFi Sharing Plan

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Speakeasy Introduces Broadband WiFi Sharing Plan

Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 1, 2003 @03:13PM from the distributed-profit-center dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Today, speakeasy (the greatest ISP ever) sent out a letter from the CEO introducing their NetShare Wi-Fi plan. It lets you share your broadband with your neighbors, with Speakeasy handling the billing and splitting the fee 50/50. More ISPs should be like this!"

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I get WiFi now for free by ObviousGuy · 2003-07-01 15:15 · Score: 5, Funny

My neighbors pay 100%

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1. Re:I get WiFi now for free by womby · 2003-07-01 15:28 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  having a neighbour with wifi was extreemly helpful when I had to phone the cableisp to bitch about there service being down
  
  have you check your cables?
  yes I have also check the cables of the guy next door
  
  what do you mean?
  his cablemodem is offline too
  
  oh!
  
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2. Re:I get WiFi now for free by DMDx86 · 2003-07-01 16:08 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  well.. my neighbor across the street has DSL, I have cable. Its REALLY handy when Crime Warner breaks.. except that I have to assemble my 24db dish to get a signal and point it at his house.
Re:Great idea by Anonymous Coward · 2003-07-01 15:20 · Score: 4, Funny

It's a sad day when you have to use WiFI to achieve penetration. Call me old fasioned but red wine and berry white on the hi-fi in order to achieve penetration.
If I can't get speakeasy.... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-07-01 15:20 · Score: 3, Funny

How do I mod up the CEO for +4 insightful?
Re:bad idea by l810c · 2003-07-01 15:29 · Score: 5, Funny

I've shared bandwidth with roommates before and Porn Lag© during an internet Deathmatch game will make you scream.
Re:Umm Ethics? by shepd · 2003-07-01 16:25 · Score: 5, Funny

>What kind of ethics cause one to intentionally run a open access point and then charge someone who doesn't 'get' it?

A strong belief in Darwinian Selection?

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Being the point man, err, no thanks by gad_zuki! · 2003-07-01 17:11 · Score: 4, Funny

>But what if someone breaks the Terms of Service

That's a tough one, worse is being everyone's "tech support guy."

Things you WILL hear:

The internet is slow!

The laptop doesn't work in the kitchen/bedroom/toilet/outside.

I can't play SOME_ONLINE_GAME, open up these ports.

My buddy is staying for a while, can you hook him up?

Can you get a stronger antenna for that thing?

Who the hell is messenger service and why does he keep asking me to buy crap?

Hey is it cool if I download porn? I won't tell anyone. *replace porn with unregistered software, movies, etc

Virus scanners are for chumps right?

Yeah, I'll pay you next week. I'm low on funds now. (or I can pay you in pot, beer, outside art, etc)

Can you really read my email from your apartment?

Is it cool if I resale my connection to the guy upstairs? You know, like Amway.
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I'll take peace of mind over saving a few bucks on broadband anyday.
Re:very linux friendly, yes by Dr.+Photo · 2003-07-01 17:39 · Score: 5, Funny

I was speechless...

That's Nature's way of protecting you from making an instantaneous marriage proposal over the phone to someone you've never seen before. :)