DirecTV DSL 'Net Connection

[Kimi A. Adams]

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Hmmm, I was just gonna hook up too.  But if they are playing that game too,=
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I would love to know the answer before I jump.  So, if you hook up or get=20
an answer Tom, please make sure to post a reply.  Thanks.

Kimi

At 1/27/02, you wrote:

>Am 27. Jan, 2002 schw=E4tzte Thomas Mondoshawan Tate so:
>
> > I thought about utilizing DirecTV's DSL service in the coming months=
 (they
> > openly support Linux/UNIX -- unlike a few unnamed providers), but I've a
> > question for any of you out there that have already signed up for this:
> > in paragraph 4.1 of the TOS agreement, they state that they will charge
> > you $0.10 a minute for "remote access" charges in excess of 60 minutes
> > per month. I saw this and nearly did a double take -- are they actually
> > charging you for SSH'ing into your own systems from the outside world?
>
>I would think that means they provide some sort of roaming dialup and it's
>for that. Can you hookup directv on an RV? Maybe it's for roaming outside a
>normal service area.
>
>They can't really tell which side a conversation is on. Sure they can see
>the initial syn, but I could also fire up the connection from within my
>network even if I'm actually connecting from outside.
>
>Ask them what they mean by 'remote access'. Their helpdesk won't even
>understand the situation you fear :).
>
>ciao,
>
>der.hans
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