Re: Comcast thinks it ok to install public wifi in your house

[Scott Helms <khelms () zcorum com>]

Perhaps we should balance that against what a subscriber might pay for
bandwidth while away from home, especially in Europe.
On Dec 11, 2014 6:35 PM, "Larry Sheldon" <larrysheldon () cox net> wrote:

> On 12/11/2014 16:29, Jay Ashworth wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > > From: "Larry Sheldon" <larrysheldon () cox net>
> >
> >  On 12/11/2014 07:10, William Herrin wrote:
> > >  What Comcast is stealing is electricity. Pennies per customer times
> > > > a boatload of customers.
> > >
> > > .....and floorspace, physical security, air conditioning, and all
> > > sorts of labor overheads.
> >
> > Nope; at that stage, Larry, you're makin it up.
> >
> > In the particular case we're talking about here, Comcast -- who are not my
> > favorite people by any means -- have *enabled a feature built into the
> > terminal device they're provisioning*.  It *might* increase the overall
> > power consumption of that device by as much as 5-10 Wh/*month*.  The
> > increase in A/C won't register on the chart.  Physical security is no
> > different
> > than it was otherwise: none.  And floorspace and labor?  It is, as they
> > say,
> > to laugh.
> >
> > If we want to diss Comcast, let us not descend to things they *are not*
> > doing;
> > there are plenty of dissable things they *are* doing.
>
> Do me a favor and re-write your message from the standpoint of what the
> "provider" would have to pay for if they were not extorting the customers.
> You don't need to respond unless that changes your thinking.
>
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