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Verizon Changes FiOS AUP, -1, Offtopic

Posted by timothy on from the get-ready-for-municipal-broadband dept.

RasputinAXP writes "Verizon has changed their FiOS AUP effective yesterday, and added an interesting new clause to their specific examples that we're all familiar with: 'it is a violation of the Agreement and this AUP to ... post off-topic information on message boards, chat rooms or social networking sites.' At this point, every FiOS-based Slashdot user is breaking the new AUP."

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  1. haha that's funny by circletimessquare · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    anyways, guys, i wanted to tell you about this new band i'm listen to. it's called gently liv###

    [NO CARRIER]

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  2. Cows by InsaneMosquito · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Anyone seen any cows recently? I always love when they go 'Moo'.

  3. Star Destroyer Vs. Borg Cube? by DynamoJoe · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Discuss.

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  4. Restraint Of Free Speech by NormAtHome · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If they actually tried to enforce this wouldn't this just get shot down it court? I was somewhat under the impression that legal agreements i.e. terms of service etc. could not in any way restrict a persons constitutional rights?

    1. Re:Restraint Of Free Speech by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Actually, the moment they change the terms of service, the original contract is NULL and VOID. They changed the terms, now you can re-negotiate the payment.

      Just send them a email saying "I accept the New AUP terms and agree to adjust my payment to $0 immediately for the duration of this change in service level. Receiving this email constitutes acceptance of the new terms by both parties."

      If they can change the terms arbitrarily, then so can you. Make it hurt. Stupid should hurt.

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  5. Re:My first hand experience on Modern Warfare 2 by ArhcAngel · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Wait...if being offtopic IS the topic then posting on topic is offtopic as well as posting offtopic. So how does one get modded offtopic when EVERYTHING is on offtopic?

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