News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Why U.S. Broadband is So Slow. Parent comment

Re:Why U.S. Broadband is So Slow by paul9290 on Sunday August 14, 2011 @10:40PM (#2885205)
Same goes for cable companies here in the states. For example Comcast you can buy your own modem then pay $42 a month for Internet when u subscribe to local cable channels for additional $15. You can also just subscribe to Internet for $60 sans local cable.

Further if you live in apartment complex an open wifi access point is the cheapest!

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why U.S. Broadband is So Slow by nitrogen on Monday August 15, 2011 @05:37AM (#2886136)
Further if you live in apartment complex an open wifi access point is the cheapest!

Be careful with this one, since a combination of some recent court cases could be used to argue that accessing an open access point is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and result in penalties more serious than if you'd stolen a gift card and used it to buy Internet access (IANAL).

[ Parent | on HN ]