Require that the users sign a form/contract type thing that states rules, and also states that your company or you, or whoever is in charge of this endeavor, would not be held responsible for the content that viewers look at. Also, state that their login sessions will be logged, to ensure that the terminals aren't used for anything innapropriate. Make these forms available publicly, then have a dropbox or something to put them into, or a mailing address to send them to. Once the user has signed the form, issue them a login name, and a password. Log the sessions. You don't necessarily have to go over every logs (because, of course, if the terminals get lots of use, the logs will be huge). You could go ahead and keep the logs for a week, so that any disputes could be solved easily. Also, another person suggested to position the terminals so that the contents of the screens would be viewable by others in the laundromat. I think this would cut down on a lot of innapropriate surfing.
Just my 2 cents.
I just read about this same thing earlier, and realized that's why I can never get above 31kbps. A while back, when we first got a net connection, we called up the phone company here (GTE) and asked for two lines. They came out and installed that type of setup with the 64k channel split into two with a battery operated device of some sorts (oh what fun, leave the ip_masq machine connected overnight on accident and we had to go to the neighbors and call the telco up and have them come change the battery). Finally, i got them to come out and replace the device with one that operates off of house power, however, i still only connect at 31kbps. Now that someone pointed out what the problem is, I think GTE will be hearing from me tomorrow about getting an actual, physical second line.
I really don't feel that this will be a reality until we all have some sort of faster internet connection. Me, I'm still connected with a 56k modem (not even that, i rarely connect above 32.3kbps). I can tell you one thing: I'm not going to sit around and wait for some huge movie to download over that connection, just to watch it on my puny little 15 inch monitor (or even on my TV), 5 bucks for a matine (sp?), a much better proposition.
Same here... W2K, and I can't get it to let me sign up for a new account (well, it lets me sign up, but still bans me).. I'm on a dynamic IP, so it's not the IP (unless they banned my whole ISP's subnet, which is unlikely, since I have local friends on the same ISP that can connect fine). Anyone who has any luck, please post it.
nope... doesn't work... i've tried. i think it has something to do with an ip/username ban. i've tried signing up for different usernames AND disconnecting and reconnecting (dialup, dyanmic ip address) in combination, but it doesn't work. the only logical thing i can think of is that they banned my isp's subnet/domain, HOWEVER, i have a local friend on the same ISP, and he isn't banned at all. What's going on here? How does a person reconnect up to Napster?
I stumbled across http://www.repairfaq.org today. TONS of info on fixing and repairing consumer electronics... It would definately be of some use to someone.
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Require that the users sign a form/contract type thing that states rules, and also states that your company or you, or whoever is in charge of this endeavor, would not be held responsible for the content that viewers look at. Also, state that their login sessions will be logged, to ensure that the terminals aren't used for anything innapropriate. Make these forms available publicly, then have a dropbox or something to put them into, or a mailing address to send them to. Once the user has signed the form, issue them a login name, and a password. Log the sessions. You don't necessarily have to go over every logs (because, of course, if the terminals get lots of use, the logs will be huge). You could go ahead and keep the logs for a week, so that any disputes could be solved easily. Also, another person suggested to position the terminals so that the contents of the screens would be viewable by others in the laundromat. I think this would cut down on a lot of innapropriate surfing. Just my 2 cents.
I just read about this same thing earlier, and realized that's why I can never get above 31kbps. A while back, when we first got a net connection, we called up the phone company here (GTE) and asked for two lines. They came out and installed that type of setup with the 64k channel split into two with a battery operated device of some sorts (oh what fun, leave the ip_masq machine connected overnight on accident and we had to go to the neighbors and call the telco up and have them come change the battery). Finally, i got them to come out and replace the device with one that operates off of house power, however, i still only connect at 31kbps. Now that someone pointed out what the problem is, I think GTE will be hearing from me tomorrow about getting an actual, physical second line.
I really don't feel that this will be a reality until we all have some sort of faster internet connection. Me, I'm still connected with a 56k modem (not even that, i rarely connect above 32.3kbps). I can tell you one thing: I'm not going to sit around and wait for some huge movie to download over that connection, just to watch it on my puny little 15 inch monitor (or even on my TV), 5 bucks for a matine (sp?), a much better proposition.
Same here... W2K, and I can't get it to let me sign up for a new account (well, it lets me sign up, but still bans me).. I'm on a dynamic IP, so it's not the IP (unless they banned my whole ISP's subnet, which is unlikely, since I have local friends on the same ISP that can connect fine). Anyone who has any luck, please post it.
nope... doesn't work... i've tried. i think it has something to do with an ip/username ban. i've tried signing up for different usernames AND disconnecting and reconnecting (dialup, dyanmic ip address) in combination, but it doesn't work. the only logical thing i can think of is that they banned my isp's subnet/domain, HOWEVER, i have a local friend on the same ISP, and he isn't banned at all. What's going on here? How does a person reconnect up to Napster?
I stumbled across http://www.repairfaq.org today. TONS of info on fixing and repairing consumer electronics... It would definately be of some use to someone.