Stickler Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Beware! According to Verizon's fiber optic service's brand-new end-user license agreement, users may not, among other things: "post off-topic information on message boards, chat rooms or social networking sites." I am really hating being stuck in a Verizon DSL monopoly area. And it's raining. Rain really sucks. But I had a slice of pie for breakfast. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/01/1743252/Verizon-Changes-FiOS-AUP--1-Offtopic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Weird. I wonder what the rationale behind that one was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspired_Neurosis Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I suppose that next they'll be dictating what subject matter you can discuss on your phone under their plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailFlower Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 tryp trolling and spamming, is probably the rationale. folks who persist in doing this (like mass spammers) are oft reported to their ISP, which is then in some states/areas required by law to interrupt/stop their service. Verizon is probably trying to stem the tide a bit; let people know up-front that is not going to be tolerated. kind of vague wording, probably as a catch-all I'd imagine... Stickler pie for breakfast is awesome. it hasn't rained here but the temp has dropped. winter has arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalgas Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I must! I must! I must increase my bust! Every time I think I kind of want FIOS, something like this comes up, and it reminds me that it's through Verizon and how much happier I've been since we stopped having anything of ours handled through them. Their ToS were already kind of sketchy, and they just get more bizarre as time goes by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grousemouse Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 my elbows are itchy. my toes hurt when i step on them. can i have some pie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I like chicken. Sometimes I go to the beach, but sometimes I go to the desert. I do have comcast, though, not verizon. It is ridiculous, spamming and harassment are already illegal. I am guessing it is in response to someone being libeled, either Verizon or a customer of Verizon. We'll have to see how it stands up in court. I think a court will agree to limit spamming, as it is commercial speech, unwanted and unsolicited. But if, as is the case in many places, your area is only serviced by one company, I think that the court may frown upon that. Verizon is of course a private company, so there is no 1st amendment claim, but courts really don't like limiting speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vapourware Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 How are they going to enforce this silly rule of theirs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Damn, The State of Jefferson should really secede, declare war, lose,get real benefits of our tax dollars, O!,I'm off topic, Will they try to break my door down?? DSL SWAT, Verison Black-shirts, as a Libertarian Gun-nut, I'm ready, just gimme a minute. Stasis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondernut Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 pie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeMinded Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 "We'll see about that." --LM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I read this as meaning "we reserve the right to kick you off if enough people complain to us about you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Huh? Sounds familiar, It's entirely,possible to talk your way into, suspension or ban. It is not like,saying out loud, You are a bunch of Pointy-head, Leftist,parlor Pinks. See what I mean?? The typed word loses In translation, some important items, or what you read between the lines, is a fleeting thought, OK,I'm spaced out, and off -topic. They wil pry my keyboard from my cold,dead fingers. Heh,yes,Stasis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob-leech Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Ah, so I guess this is another spam thread we have, isn't it? Great! The easter egg hunt continues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null0trooper Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 pie? Because the cake is a lie. I wonder if I should move this over to the ADHD board and see long it takes for anyone to notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withing Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 speaking of verizon, i'm totally going to cancel my service with them, I looked at my bill online and they charged me over $12 for 18 minutes of conversation for "roaming." Fuckers. Roaming shouldn't cost nearly a dollar a minute. And I can't get service out here unless i stand outside and walk around in the snow. They suck. I want pie too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Mmm. Strawberry Rhubarb pie, with vanilla ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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