DCC's cost to set up the service was $8500 and $700 a month to run. Up to 150 users will be able to use it at any one time. Dunedin provider Unifone won the contract to install the service.
I wonder how fast it will be?
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timestyles: I'm wondering what they'll do about users who spam websites, commit crimes online and generally make a nuisance of themselves using their laptops.
johnr: I wonder how long it will last?
Place your bets
John
patatrat:timestyles: I'm wondering what they'll do about users who spam websites, commit crimes online and generally make a nuisance of themselves using their laptops.
Do current ISP's monitor their customers activity online to make sure they don't spam websites, commit crimes online and generally make a nuisance of themselves?
Given the amount of spammers and nuisance makers online, I doubt it.
itxtme: There is traffic shaping to stop this from happening..
JonC:itxtme: There is traffic shaping to stop this from happening..
So I take it from your answer that there is no ID verification?
There are other illegal things you can do online that would make this type of untraceable access attractive for criminals, I'd have thought.
NonprayingMantis:JonC:itxtme: There is traffic shaping to stop this from happening..
So I take it from your answer that there is no ID verification?
There are other illegal things you can do online that would make this type of untraceable access attractive for criminals, I'd have thought.
nothing which you couldn't do with a prepaid mobile broabdnad connection I would think. they require no proof of identity or similar either.
JonC:NonprayingMantis:JonC:itxtme: There is traffic shaping to stop this from happening..
So I take it from your answer that there is no ID verification?
There are other illegal things you can do online that would make this type of untraceable access attractive for criminals, I'd have thought.
nothing which you couldn't do with a prepaid mobile broabdnad connection I would think. they require no proof of identity or similar either.
True, and you can use TOR, VPNs and anonymous proxies as well, but it seems silly to open up another option, especially when it's free and easily available to anyone with little technical knowledge.
EDIT: Interestingly there was a story recently about Germany where having an open wi-fi network is illegal and there is legislation in the UK to do the same:
http://www.thelondondailynews.com/fears-wifi-access-germans-fine-open-network-surfers-p-4113.html
This week Germany's highest criminal Court ruled that Wi-Fi owners are liable for abuse by a third party in cases where they fail to password-protect their internet connections.
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The UK's Digital Economy Bill makes owners of publicly accessible Wi-Fi hotspots liable for piracy committed - the public connection provider is also required to maintain records, going back 12 months, of the communication taken place on the network.
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