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Broadband Access Without the Pork?
An anonymous reader writes "Like many consumers nowadays, I find more of my time spent on the internet and various wireless devices (e.g. mobile phone). This has gotten to the point where I basically do not use a landline or cable television anymore, and they are essentially pork on my broadband bill, which further subjects the consumer to all sorts of clandestine fees that aren't disclosed until the first bill arrives and add a non-trivial sum (in my case, nearly 100%) to the monthly rate. However, it seems that all broadband access providers have this stipulation, that an internet customer must first have a basic phone or cable TV service in order to sign on for the internet service. Are there any ISPs that can get around this and still deliver broadband internet service at a competitive rate?"
My neighbors' wi-fi access point provides internet access for me without me having to pay for TV or landline access, like you said. I don't even have to pay for the internet, which I actually use!
I recommend everyone switch to this kind of ISP.
Oh come on! Cybersmart covers ALL of South Africa!
Speakeasy provides me with naked DSL.
See what I mean? The Internet is for porn!
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Oh come on! Télébec covers ALL the rural areas of Québec!
From the title of the post, I think it's pretty clear that the submitter is from somewhere in the Middle East.
This guy's the limit!
I think it's safe to assume he's in the US, considering that this site is not really very international at all, and that he's talking about the US Federal Subscriber Line Charge.
That said, maybe he's planning to move specifically to stop getting ripped off. Crazier things have happened.
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
Read the thread title, the OP was asking for internet WITHOUT pork.
No Comcast does not... They offer the service, but...
Strange use of 'not'
Not true of waitresses in restaurants. I think that extra service costs a lot more than $10.
"-1 Troll" is the apparently the same as "-1 I disagree with you."
Yuo do know that you are Evil and causing us to lose the war on terror AND caused the economic collapse? That's what the Cable and Phone companies tell me.
Anyone who shares internet is E V I L
That said, Thanks! I also share it, but I have a captive portal and block all ports except 80. plus, if you dont come and tell me you're a neighbor and give me your mac address, you have to re-agree every hour. Call the phone number on the portal page, come to my door so I can say "hey!" and I'll add your mac to my blessed list.
P.S. what's really fun. if your AP is very busy, run a linux app to sniff the traffic and display all images being loaded. It's a hoot.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
I have Verizon Fios 10Mbps up / 2 Mbps down
The folks on p2p must really love you...
No thanks.
If it ain't broke, you need more software.