Comment Re:On the other hand... (Score 1) 573
Christ, it's an argumentative 19-20-somthing! RUN!
You're a moron, but at your age, that is to be expected.
Christ, it's an argumentative 19-20-somthing! RUN!
You're a moron, but at your age, that is to be expected.
Ultimately, your goal is to get paid. If you don't do what the customer wants, you have failed to achieve your goal. What if the ability to do X harmed others?
Many companies exhibit sociopathic behaviors in pursuit of maximizing shareholder value.
Point being...
No, A/C, the point being he violated the ToS, so they called him on it. It's really that simple.
Why offer an all you can eat buffet and then complain when somebody tries to stay at a table for days on end?
But it's *NOT* an "all you can eat" buffet without ground rules - the ToS, the contract *HE* ageed to.
The contract he agreed to says that he can't run these types of services on a HOME account. He agreed to this, it's not some mystery to Verizon made up "on the fly".
So by your logic...
No, that's not "my logic" at all.
To any reasonable person, what this guy is doing is not "home use". He's providing business level services to people outside his home and outside his family.
But this is irrelevant, because it's contrary to the contract that he himself agreed to.
My ISP told me, "we do not allow business accounts to be set up at residential addresses."
That's odd, many people run businesses out of their homes. It can't be Comcast, they had no problem giving me a business connection in my apartment.
You should be persistent; maybe they think you're a spammer / kiddie porn peddler / "pirate".
The reason he got slapped for a ToS violation is because he said "server" while talking to a rep
They are probably trained that running a server on a HOME account is almost always contrary to the terms that the user agreed to when signing up for the HOME plan...
I can't wait for FiOS to come to my area, right now I have Comcast Business at my home because I wish to run a server for various purposes (nope, I let Google handle my domain email, though there are other options). Comcast has ZERO issues with my usage becasues - guess what? - I'm not violating the ToS since I have a BUSINESS plan.
It is not really clear, but it seems he's not charging anything for the services, so no business here.
You're being disingenuous, you know this is not a home use. And, whether or not he is "charging" does not define a "business" use.
But really, the bottom line is that he agreed to the terms of a CONTRACT that almost certainly disallow this type of activity, to really "limited" or "unlimited" is irrelevant.
Why these companies insist on calling their plans unlimited?
Folks, the issue here has nothing to do with the reality of an "unlimited" plan (yet).
It has to do with running a BUSINESS on a plan designed for HOME USE.
Why are ISP's allowed to sell an 'unlimited' plan that has limits?
Who said it wasn't "unlimited"? The issue is business use vs home use as related to the plan he signed up for.
User violates ToS and gets called on it. This is news?
Now, if he had NOT been running all those services for friends, if he himself just liked to stream 200 different movies on his 30 TVs, and download copious quantities of non-copyright infringing torrents for his "library", maybe that would be a different story.
have fun. You cant sue the state unless the state lets you sue it.
People here in Washington State sue the state (and often win) all the time.
I'd be a fat turd now with diabetes
Don't forget the neck beard.
Accepting them is a "no-brainer" as a donation, there is no loss. But for any other serious financial transaction, well, unless you are a mobster or a dope dealer or otherwise involved in something illegal, the real question is WHY DEAL WITH IT.
No, it should be forwarded to the relevant authorities (and bar association), the lawyer disbarred, whoever ordered it sent to jail (even only a week actual locked up will do...
It's nice to be "outraged", but connection to reality generally drives the actions that people who have something to spend and something to lose do.
A lawyer sending a uppity letter alleging this and that is not illegal. Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
But by all means, become "outraged", it's what the Internet is about these days, not rational clear thinking, apparently.
Suggest you just sit there and wait till life gets easier.
