Re: quietly....

[Roland Perry <lists () internetpolicyagency com>]

In article <85D304BA-6C4E-4B86-9717-2ADB542B8606 () delong com>, Owen 
DeLong <owen () delong com> writes

> > Part of the problem is knowing in advance what ISPs will and won't 
> > do. It's all very well saying one shouldn't patronise an ISP that 
> > blocks port 25, for example, but where is that documented before you buy?
> If they don't document partial internet access blockage in the contract 
> and the contract says they are providing internet access, then, they 
> are in breach and you are free to depart without a termination fee and 
> in most cases, demand a refund for service to date.

You may be right about enforcing that in the USA (is it an FCC thing?), 
but it won't fly in most other places.

> Admittedly, I'm not over-fussed about email on my phone and I don't use
> a tether device at this point.

The 3G I'm discussing is a dongle intended for general access.

> I mostly expect 3G and 4G networks to be broken internet anyway. I was 
> more speaking in terms of land-line providers.

Apparently there are something like three times as many people with 
mobile phones in the world, as with Internet access. And a lot of 
network expansion is expected to be based on mobile connectivity as a 
result.
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Roland Perry