Comments on: ISP Disconnects Customers with Open WiFi

By: aquariumfish

aquariumfish — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:19:32 +0000

The only reason I suspect the ISP are doing this, is not because of file sharing. But because of the bandwidth there losing to none paying customers. And just using this as an excuse.

http://www.aquariumfish.me

By: Mad On Na

Mad On Na — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:13:35 +0000

Karoo can kiss my ass. Who the fuck are they? With this story, their servers will crash as they are probably not used to more than 3 visitors a day. They can enforce they crazy ass rules all they want.

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By: anony

anony — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:11:11 +0000

@76 YOU HAS TEH INTERNETS?

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l6p.net :: Blog Archive :: UK ISP Terminating Customer Accounts with Open WiFi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:11:51 +0000

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By: GG

GG — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:13:38 +0000

Ha if u can’t perfectly secure ur wifi(which is impossible even with the security standards of today) you don’t deserve to have the internet. Same with all u bastard that download stuff.

By: ISP Threatens To Terminate Users With Open Hotspots - Flashing back to the early, highly draconian days of Wi-Fi… | Voip Blog

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:20:20 +0000

[...] long gone, which is why it’s surprising to see one UK ISP turning back the clock, their TOS threatening to terminate the accounts of users with open access points: “We shall be entitled to terminate the Service immediately [...]

By: Pass: Karoo

Pass: Karoo — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:36:27 +0000

No probl guys!
Whowann leave free your wi-fi spot can re-nominate it with a pass like: Karoo

You “have” do it! All the people know about them… Enjoy!

By: ISP disconnects user with Wi-Fi : Security Roadmap

ISP disconnects user with Wi-Fi : Security Roadmap — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:11:55 +0000

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By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:47:28 +0000

Hey guys, sorry, I work in the abuse department for an ISP in the states, and if its in the Terms of Service, then our subscribers have agreed to it by taking our service. Typically whatever is connected to our modem is the customer’s responsibility, but if they have open WiFi and someone else connects to their network, they are responsible for what happens, whether it be spamming, or illegal downloading, etc., we shut them down for that. I doubt Karoo has the resources to actively monitor each and every customer’s equipment and see if they have open WiFi connected, rather it would be more of a hand caught in the cookie jar if anything was to ever come up with their connection.

By: Noodles

Noodles — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:40:26 +0000

Easy, don’t use Karoo, write to them to tell them why, and then say goodbye, vote with your money!

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:08:11 +0000

Karoo is the monopoly ISP for Hull, if you live in hull and use a landline based ISP, there is 1 phone company and 1 ISP.
For some reason mobile dongles are selling very well :)

By: sathio

sathio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:23:43 +0000

everyone use this name for the wifi pass is karoo, and then use pass “karoo”,
you are protected but they cannot close your account.

By: sad karoo user

sad karoo user — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:27:36 +0000

@anonymous – ‘is hull a low socio-economic area’? hahah oh boy, is it ever. it’s situated on the lowland flood plain at the mouth of the Humber estuary looking out on to the North Sea. It’s in serious danger of flooding, especially if climate change accelerates sea level rises. the uk govt’s tacit policy is to let it flood, and in fact it nearly did last year. harsh as it may sound this would be the best thing for the place. karoo is just one of the many utterly crap things about hull. i went to uni there and like all my alumni have fled its environs. hull fails to hold any of its graduates, its a stagnant cesspit frankly. sadly karoo provide internet ’service’ to the surrounding smaller conurbations in east yorkshire like beverley so everyone gets to suffer under this appalling monopoly. it sounds self-pitying but in all honest hull is such a shit hole no-one, and i mean NO-ONE with help us. Even the bureaucrats of the European Union have turned there back on us. Karoo is a significant factor holding back the development of what is a major uk city, but were’ still left to rot locked in this stinking cage with the foul beast.

By: Trrrravis

Trrrravis — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:42:39 +0000

All you have to do is make your router name thepasswordis_____. Secure your router, but people can still get into it if they want. Ta da!

By: ISP ingl?s te desconecta si compartes WiFi - Foros de CHW

ISP ingl?s te desconecta si compartes WiFi - Foros de CHW — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:36:07 +0000

[...] a que un hu?sped del mismo edificio ten?a su Wifi sin clave. Hurra por los que comparten. Fuente: Torrentfreak addthis_pub = [...]

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:53:31 +0000

That company will get *nowhere* trying to enforce this.

BTW, “pros” and “cons” are not possessives; their plurals do not take apostrophes.

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By: Open WiFi could get you disconencted? |

Open WiFi could get you disconencted? | — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:15:08 +0000

[...] Should an ISP be entitled to demand this? Karoo leaves its customers no choice, and simply forbids them to leave their network unsecured, or use a FON router, despite the fact that this will be practically impossible for them to enforce. Not only that, people who have no idea about router security are now wide open to summary disconnection by this ISP. UK lawyers Davenport Lyons are actively encouraging that service providers of various types enforce their own terms and conditions against copyright infringers, so if you’re with Karoo and get a complaint, you can forget about 3 strikes. Even if you did nothing illegal, it’s one strike and you’re out. (Torrentfreak) [...]

By: Kravex

Kravex — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:14:04 +0000

Karoo is only available in one city in the UK, Hull who have their own phone company called Kingston.

The worst part is that people in Hull have no other choice when it comes to broadband as no other company chooses to provide it there, so if you get cut off from Karoo you can’t have wired broadband again, ever!