Comments on: What Would You Do for Free Broadband? http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/16/what-would-you-do-for-free-broadband/ A Canadian Take on the Web Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:17:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: WinExtra » The slippery slope of free http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/16/what-would-you-do-for-free-broadband/#comment-62647 WinExtra » The slippery slope of free Mon, 19 May 2008 18:32:59 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3422#comment-62647 [...] according to a post by Mark Evans ISP provider Charter Communications is experimenting with what they are calling enhanced online [...] [...] according to a post by Mark Evans ISP provider Charter Communications is experimenting with what they are calling enhanced online [...]

]]> By: What Price Privacy? : Alexia Golez http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/16/what-would-you-do-for-free-broadband/#comment-62298 What Price Privacy? : Alexia Golez Sat, 17 May 2008 03:58:05 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3422#comment-62298 [...] Would you be willing to hand over some of the control of that privacy in return for free broadband? Mark Evans poses the [...] [...] Would you be willing to hand over some of the control of that privacy in return for free broadband? Mark Evans poses the [...]

]]> By: Corvida http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/16/what-would-you-do-for-free-broadband/#comment-62231 Corvida Fri, 16 May 2008 17:01:51 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3422#comment-62231 My online privacy cannot be bought. Hell, you can't buy <i>any</i> of my privacy. Maybe if I was on company time, sure. Grab all the information you need. However, I'm not a proponent of ads online and I definitely don't need to be scammed into clicking them through tricky techniques like targeted advertising. If they want to know what I want, then they should shoot me an email and <b>ask</b>. And with the restrictions you've proposed for free broadband, you're paying a price that's a lot higher than 50-$70. My online privacy cannot be bought. Hell, you can’t buy any of my privacy. Maybe if I was on company time, sure. Grab all the information you need. However, I’m not a proponent of ads online and I definitely don’t need to be scammed into clicking them through tricky techniques like targeted advertising.

If they want to know what I want, then they should shoot me an email and ask. And with the restrictions you’ve proposed for free broadband, you’re paying a price that’s a lot higher than 50-$70.

]]> By: Larry Borsato http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/16/what-would-you-do-for-free-broadband/#comment-62230 Larry Borsato Fri, 16 May 2008 16:48:51 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3422#comment-62230 Be definition, if you are willing to pay any price, then it isn't "free" broadband. Be definition, if you are willing to pay any price, then it isn’t “free” broadband.

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