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Speakeasy Allows Customers To Sell Their Own Wireless Broadband
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Found over at Glenn Fleishman's Wi-Fi Networking News, and apparently not yet picked up by any media outlets is the news that Speakeasy, the DSL ISP famous for (get this) actually being customer friendly, is letting customers sell their own bandwidth. Speakeasy already encourages people to set up WiFi networks and to use as many computers as they want (unlike the big name companies that want you to pay extra for every computer you connect). Now, accepting the fact that the bandwidth they sell you is your bandwidth, they're making it easy to turn around and resell your own bandwidth to your neighbors. You set the price, and they handle the billing. They also provide email addresses and other features like access to the Rhapsody music service. You split the revenue 50/50 with Speakeasy. While I think most people would probably just as soon let their neighbors use their bandwidth for free, it's very cool to see a company admit that the bandwidth is yours to do as you please. Every day, Speakeasy looks like a better broadband provider. As the big cable and DSL providers get more and more restrictive (while raising their prices) it's cool to see a company that is letting customers do what they want. Clearly, they stand to benefit as well (taking 50% of the fees!), but whereas other broadband providers would see this as "theft" Speakeasy is being smart about it and seeing it as an "opportunity".
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And that may be the beauty in it. They'll get a half-dozen people that pump their own internet package up there and resell to their neighbours, but the PR this generates is golden.
How I wish for the day when Speakeasy crushes the big bad bells.
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I wish they were in MY area...
As it is, I have to hide my home network whenever the tech has to come over (which thankfully isn't often).
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Speakeasy WiFi Reseller program
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Speakeasy does all the work, you setup an access point and start selling. Add in the normal services they provide at a "reduced cost," and you've got a deal.
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The 50% charge is for handling all the billing and service and additional options.
If you wanted to sell your bandwidth without going through Speakeasy, they wouldn't complain either.
The nice thing about this is that they make it easy.
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There is actual software designed to do just this. Find NAT users so DSL companies that state this is not acceptable can terminate your service.
Certain DSL companies that prohibit this have entire divisions established to hunt and destroy NAT users as this violates their terms of service.
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I love speakeasy
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Heck, any ISP that offers an "administrator" package where they let you run any servers you wish (minus IRC and News) and gives you 2 static IP's is good in my book!
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you mean the service credit they give
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