Cable Companies Taking A Hard Line On WiFi
from the you-can't-do-that! dept
When I first signed up for AT&T Broadband's cable modem service they were advertising Linksys wireless networking equipment everywhere. I assumed that meant they were encouraging people to use that equipment. Now, however, they're getting ready to join Time Warner Cable in cracking down on WiFi users. We've discussed this before when Time Warner started sending threatening letters, and I understand why they're doing this. However, they're simply opening up an opportunity for "WiFi friendly" broadband ISPs to take away their business.
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Earthlink Doing Their Part Too
Here's a link to more info from others having similar problems:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,3616355~root=earthlink~mode=flat
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