Comment BellAtlantic DSL (Score 2) 517
I suppose it's Verizon now, but when they started offering DSL service they would tie their service directly to your MAC address (they provided the modems etc...). After a few months, and the numerous crashes this authentication caused on their end, they stopped. However, the explanation they gave me for this when I called and asked was to try to stop me from using their service from more than one computer; I was told that I would have to purchase another DSL if I wanted to have another hookup in my house. While this was easy to work around, I was still surprised that they would try this.
