[Discuss] Anyone Else?

[Peter Scott]

At 01:36 PM 3/19/2008, Andrew Willard wrote:
>By now most of you, using the Shaw network for internet access, have received
>this email: 
>http://prdlsv1.shaw.ca:8080/trk/click?ref=zrpsmbn49_1-564x3461x18201&

Actually, no.

><rant>
>Is anyone else angry at this Windows only horse-shit?

Wow, you seem... upset.  I can't really understand why, though.  I 
don't see where  disabling the standby button is Windows-only.

>Here is the link to this remarkable software that Shaw is forcing their
>subscribers to use: http://shawsecure.shaw.ca/index.html
>
>Wow... nothing but Windows. I wonder how the OSX users feel? Or BSD? Or
>anything else that out of the box is more secure than Windows?

Maybe this is explained somewhere in the email that I didn't get, but I 
don't see where they are forcing anyone to use that software.  How 
could they even tell if you weren't?  The first link simply says that 
people may use it, not must.

>I'm surprised IE isn't a requirement ;-)
>
>Lastly... I bought and paid for this modem, they have now without my 
>permission
>disabled a feature of the machine. Is this even legal?

Me too, but I've never used the button.  The previous modem I had from 
them didn't have one, IIRC.

>p.s. It's March 19th and already my Stand-By switch has been disabled, yet the
>email clearly states April 15th 2008 as the start date. Am I being 
>discriminated
>against because I use Linux only?
>
>p.p.s. Is Shaw going to replace my Modem (for Free) because I've worn 
>out the RJ45
>connector on the back from removing/replacing it over and over again?

Wouldn't the power switch be easier?

Why do you want to hit the Standby button so much?  I've never felt a 
desire to do so.  I'm more interested in keeping my network connection 
up than bringing it down.

I don't see why they're disabling the Standby button - maybe too many 
people are hitting it by accident and blaming them - but I can't see 
how it's a big deal.
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Peter Scott
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