An ISP of their own (was RE: [rescue] Being jobless)

[Phil Stracchino]

On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 01:57:29PM -0400, vance at neurotica.com wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Joshua D. Boyd wrote:
> > > Suggestion: check how many houses you can see from the top of your
> > > house.  Consider offering high-speed wireless for those folks.  Buy a
> > > DSL and a cable modem connection for yourself, then NAT everybody and
> > > charge less.
> >
> > Might want to make sure it is a business service you buy at a minimum,
> > or else your asking for trouble.
> 
> From a "terms and conditions" standpoint, or from a technical standpoint?


I'd assume both.  It's not uncommon for consumer-grade DSL services to
have a no-resell clause, plus with a business-grade service you have a
somewhat better level-of-service guarantee.  They at least *promise* to
fix problems more quickly.


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