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Vonage I was actually hoping there would be more discussion on this case. This is where
I was actually hoping there would be more discussion on this case. This is where blocking becomes a little less clear-cut.
Clearwire prohibits Voip in their terms of service.
Clearwire may not be subject to FCC regulation like Madison River.
Clearwire plans to offer Voip service in the future.
Vonage may be assisting users in violating their terms of service.
I think Clearwire has the right to do whatever they want. Customers can vote with their feet if they don't like what Clearwire is doing.
However, Clearwire should not be blocking ports. If Voip use is a violation of the terms of service then Clearwire should be notifying customers and then terminating their service if the offending use does not stop. I think the issue to investigate here is how Clearwire responds to other violations of their TOS.
Furthermore, if Clearwire is prohibiting activities that are possible on Cable and DSL and they are claiming they are equivalent to Cable or DSL then they should be forced to more obviously post those differences. Having reviewed their site I don't think this is the case. I am more concerned about their statement "Access your favorite web pages, music, movies, photos and more" which seems to be misleading with respect to their terms of service.
Ultimately this may force Vonage and other Voip carriers to more explicitly spell out their broadband connection requirements, or even require a prequal of the ISP before activation. Not simply a prequal of the connection but an actual review of the ISP's TOS and network management policies. In this system, ISPs could request to be white listed in advance.
Of initial concern to me, Vonage assisting users in violating Clearwire terms of service , no longer bothers me. When Clearwire decided to use port blocking to stop Voip they, in a way, accepted that use on their network, just not on the default ports. Blocking ports is an ineffective way of blocking Voip and blocking access to Vonage might be illegal (restraint of trade).
If port blocking becomes common it is just going to force carriers to implement features in the protocol to avoid port blocking. I would rather have carriers using their resources to implement other features.
Read The Full Thread: Clearwire Blocking VOIP
• From zdnet:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/index.php?p=316
3/25/2005
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• this has been at the top of the forum here for two days now.
• Sorry...That scrolls sometimes and didn't see it. Please excuse my incompetence
• ldvoipeng, since you were a former employe maybe you could fill me in on this.
• OK, let me start this by saying I worked for this pittiful organization and I can
• There is no difference between VoIP across cable modems, DSL or wireless!
Simply
scerruti posted "I was actually hoping there would be more discussion on this case. This is where" on 03/28/2005 |
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