I already stated that i never payed my prior ISP for their service because of the issue that a contract requires certain services to be rendered within a given requirement. Signing a contract for a bandwidth speed is binding, to both the customer and provider. If you are paying for 6mbit cable, and are only getting an average (on the 95% rule since thats how the ISP's figure it) 3mbit then they have overstopped the bounds of the contract, and you as the consumer no longer are obliged to pay for the service. This does end up in the loss of service from the ISP along with your name being blacklisted by them for life. Small claims court isnt worth it anyways, you lose the money in fees and what not. Not to mention customer support is two hours of one stupid elevator song on repeat with the occasional, "A customer service representative will be with you shortly." But the point of the post was to let people know that if your being hardcore screwed by your ISP with falsified advertisments you can get off without making payments for the poorly rendered service that was provided.
Its kinda like signing a contract with a whore that she will provide enjoyable sex for set price, and then you dont enjoy it. Then you dont you dont pay her and walk away saying, "poorly rendered services, you didn't meet the contractial agreement."
What im getting at is that microsoft is making Vista with all the security precautions in place because their prior operating systems lack so fully in the department its pathetic. And as an example of how sad they truly are when it comes to trusting the security of their own product, I felt the need to point out that the server for MSN that scans all incoming and outgoing data and connects the server itself is a FreeBSD server. Its just a blatant fact that even microsoft knows that their products are crap for security. Total cost of ownership of the MSN properity is not the issue here, its simply the fact that Windows in itself is almost always a rushed to production peice of software filled with bugs, glitches, and holes. Hence, the necessity for continual service packs and security updates. You wanna know when you update FreeBSD, when a new release is out and you dont have a custom kernel.
This is a sad attempt by windows to increase the security of there lacking security in previous OS's. Well thats no surprise. Just a little interesting information, instead of using the Windows Network operating systems that they produce, NT, 2000, etc, there MSN server main host terminal, the connection for the whole network itself to the net past LAN, is a FreeBSD server. A blatant way of them saying, not even we trust or software to be safe.
In this time of hackers and coders there is only one real solution to any mass communications system that is based via the net. Security issues in communications systems are basically at the descripcincy of the user. If you have an email, im, or anything of that manner that you seem to be suspicious dont read it, dont download attachments, dont follow the damn link. I mean really, its not like email is secure, but its not like someone can give you virus in the email without you ever opening it. Its a plan line, and poeple just can get it through their head that the internet is no different from the world when it comes to the users.
Also on a side note, maybe if the whole damn world wasnt reliant on one single security flawed OS this wouldnt happen, as i always say windows based malicious code most likely wont ever effect me, i use FreeBSD.
Long live UNIX and all things good that come from it.
"Some people think these questions are hard, I don't...... These questions all have answers."
I have what is claimed to be a 10Mbit cable connection from earthlink through a third party cable service provider. However, despite this fact when I benchmark my bandwidth speed the download speed clocks in at a lovely 3mbit if im lucky, and then the sites tell me thats good for where i live. Well if im gonna pay for a faster internet service such as the one that im currently on, i want a speed thats not oh 30% or less than the advertised and CONTRACTIAL stated speed.
Last time i checked, this was called FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. However, in Bush's america it doesnt really matter now does it, everything is legal, unless that is he doesnt think so.
I will however say if this is the cass for you with a nerfed speed from the contract given speed for service, point it out to the company and remind them that a contract is a legally binding agreement, and you DO NOT HAVE TO PAY for services not rendered, or services rendered improperly. I didn't pay my bill once from my old internet service, and it never hurt my credit. But it did require legal threat with a lawyer present along with an indepth discussion on what a contract is with the company.
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I already stated that i never payed my prior ISP for their service because of the issue that a contract requires certain services to be rendered within a given requirement. Signing a contract for a bandwidth speed is binding, to both the customer and provider.
If you are paying for 6mbit cable, and are only getting an average (on the 95% rule since thats how the ISP's figure it) 3mbit then they have overstopped the bounds of the contract, and you as the consumer no longer are obliged to pay for the service. This does end up in the loss of service from the ISP along with your name being blacklisted by them for life.
Small claims court isnt worth it anyways, you lose the money in fees and what not. Not to mention customer support is two hours of one stupid elevator song on repeat with the occasional, "A customer service representative will be with you shortly."
But the point of the post was to let people know that if your being hardcore screwed by your ISP with falsified advertisments you can get off without making payments for the poorly rendered service that was provided.
Its kinda like signing a contract with a whore that she will provide enjoyable sex for set price, and then you dont enjoy it. Then you dont you dont pay her and walk away saying, "poorly rendered services, you didn't meet the contractial agreement."
What im getting at is that microsoft is making Vista with all the security precautions in place because their prior operating systems lack so fully in the department its pathetic. And as an example of how sad they truly are when it comes to trusting the security of their own product, I felt the need to point out that the server for MSN that scans all incoming and outgoing data and connects the server itself is a FreeBSD server. Its just a blatant fact that even microsoft knows that their products are crap for security. Total cost of ownership of the MSN properity is not the issue here, its simply the fact that Windows in itself is almost always a rushed to production peice of software filled with bugs, glitches, and holes. Hence, the necessity for continual service packs and security updates. You wanna know when you update FreeBSD, when a new release is out and you dont have a custom kernel.
This is a sad attempt by windows to increase the security of there lacking security in previous OS's. Well thats no surprise. Just a little interesting information, instead of using the Windows Network operating systems that they produce, NT, 2000, etc, there MSN server main host terminal, the connection for the whole network itself to the net past LAN, is a FreeBSD server. A blatant way of them saying, not even we trust or software to be safe.
In this time of hackers and coders there is only one real solution to any mass communications system that is based via the net. Security issues in communications systems are basically at the descripcincy of the user. If you have an email, im, or anything of that manner that you seem to be suspicious dont read it, dont download attachments, dont follow the damn link. I mean really, its not like email is secure, but its not like someone can give you virus in the email without you ever opening it. Its a plan line, and poeple just can get it through their head that the internet is no different from the world when it comes to the users. Also on a side note, maybe if the whole damn world wasnt reliant on one single security flawed OS this wouldnt happen, as i always say windows based malicious code most likely wont ever effect me, i use FreeBSD. Long live UNIX and all things good that come from it. "Some people think these questions are hard, I don't... ... These questions all have answers."
I have what is claimed to be a 10Mbit cable connection from earthlink through a third party cable service provider. However, despite this fact when I benchmark my bandwidth speed the download speed clocks in at a lovely 3mbit if im lucky, and then the sites tell me thats good for where i live. Well if im gonna pay for a faster internet service such as the one that im currently on, i want a speed thats not oh 30% or less than the advertised and CONTRACTIAL stated speed. Last time i checked, this was called FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. However, in Bush's america it doesnt really matter now does it, everything is legal, unless that is he doesnt think so. I will however say if this is the cass for you with a nerfed speed from the contract given speed for service, point it out to the company and remind them that a contract is a legally binding agreement, and you DO NOT HAVE TO PAY for services not rendered, or services rendered improperly. I didn't pay my bill once from my old internet service, and it never hurt my credit. But it did require legal threat with a lawyer present along with an indepth discussion on what a contract is with the company.