Try getting DSL service (I like DSL for the options, cable seems to be you can pay more for a mod to the AUP but the service you are getting is basically the same) and killing the phone line.
Not going to happen I am afraid, you cant have DSL without a regular phone line, so go ahead and get VoIP but you're paying for the same service twice.
There is a law in Canada issued by the CRTC that ILECs have to put in place the infrastructure to offer ADSL services both on their own as well as through third-party wholesalers without a phone line, within a reasonable timeframe. That was issued over 2 years ago and I have yet to see a solid way to kill the phone line without DSL. And my provider isnt even the ILEC, its a third party provider leasing the line from the ILEC.
They dont even need to do it at the ISP level; they do it at the service level, bastards!
Time for someone to write a worm that forces an update from Windows Update; downloads a copy of SpyBot Search & Destroy, runs it and then turns on the firewall.
Its called SP2 and as a network tech it drives me absolutely nuts. Well I wouldnt mind the Spybot being forced, and given that thats the one feature SP2 doesnt force, perhaps a policy inversion would be a good thing.
Try builing a complex client/server network with SP2 clients. I wish that there was a feature like
"Disable all automatic SP2 features". God I am so tired of seeing the error code
"Unable to establish SSL connection to 90.0.1.20 on port 3792"
As a consultant, I regularly deal with this issue.
Customer says: "Why dont we go wireless? Wouldnt it be easier"
I says: "Do you know that there are actually people who drive around looking for wireless connections to hack into and steal data?"
Call me a bit paranoid, but I actually met a couple of hard-line coders/hackers who did this, trolling for useful data.
While there are security features to lock down the WiFi by MAC address and you can further challenge access with passwords, for a business with valuable data (these are accountants, lawyers, financial professionals), going wireless when your computers are in a fixed position on your desk just seems to me like a whole lot of work so you dont have to run a cable.
While I hate pulling cable, I'd hate to have them try to sue me for leaving their data unsecured!
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Try getting DSL service (I like DSL for the options, cable seems to be you can pay more for a mod to the AUP but the service you are getting is basically the same) and killing the phone line. Not going to happen I am afraid, you cant have DSL without a regular phone line, so go ahead and get VoIP but you're paying for the same service twice. There is a law in Canada issued by the CRTC that ILECs have to put in place the infrastructure to offer ADSL services both on their own as well as through third-party wholesalers without a phone line, within a reasonable timeframe. That was issued over 2 years ago and I have yet to see a solid way to kill the phone line without DSL. And my provider isnt even the ILEC, its a third party provider leasing the line from the ILEC. They dont even need to do it at the ISP level; they do it at the service level, bastards!
Time for someone to write a worm that forces an update from Windows Update; downloads a copy of SpyBot Search & Destroy, runs it and then turns on the firewall. Its called SP2 and as a network tech it drives me absolutely nuts. Well I wouldnt mind the Spybot being forced, and given that thats the one feature SP2 doesnt force, perhaps a policy inversion would be a good thing. Try builing a complex client/server network with SP2 clients. I wish that there was a feature like "Disable all automatic SP2 features". God I am so tired of seeing the error code "Unable to establish SSL connection to 90.0.1.20 on port 3792"
As a consultant, I regularly deal with this issue. Customer says: "Why dont we go wireless? Wouldnt it be easier" I says: "Do you know that there are actually people who drive around looking for wireless connections to hack into and steal data?" Call me a bit paranoid, but I actually met a couple of hard-line coders/hackers who did this, trolling for useful data. While there are security features to lock down the WiFi by MAC address and you can further challenge access with passwords, for a business with valuable data (these are accountants, lawyers, financial professionals), going wireless when your computers are in a fixed position on your desk just seems to me like a whole lot of work so you dont have to run a cable. While I hate pulling cable, I'd hate to have them try to sue me for leaving their data unsecured!