hmmm . . .

[amol]

a neighbor of mine recently upgraded from dial-up to cable from earthlink through time warner and got home networking from earthlink . . .

they're charging him $10 a month for "Home Networking - Wireless" (thats how it shows up on the bill)

but he asked me what it meant and i couldn't give him an answer that he understood . . . any suggestions?

EDIT:
what i meant was he asked "why he's getting charged for home networking since he bought the equipment"

 

[Wanescotting]

Get a chalkboard, and "break it down for him"

 

[virtuamike]

Talk in spanish?

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Sounds like a bohica* fee.. have him call and complain until they remove it.

*Bend over, here it comes again.

 

[amol]

what i meant was he asked "why he's getting charged for home networking since he bought the equipment"

 

[Wanescotting]

It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

 

[Stumps]

say big company's like to rip you off!!

 

[tami]

maybe he asked for wireless service. maybe they're trying to get money off of him. obviously, you nor he knows anything, so have him call them on monday and demand an answer until they give one that is suitable. hopefully, they'll credit the guy.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

but if he bought the router and the cable modem then why is he being charged a wireless networking fee for equipment he bought?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

If I get a T1 and share it, can they bill me for each computer?

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

If I get a T1 and share it, can they bill me for each computer?

that's what i thought at first . . . but he says he called earthlink and they said that if he doesn't pay, "the router wouldn't work"

i say BS

 

[Siva]

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

Yeah. Here Comcast offers the option of giving each computer its own IP, I think its an extra $10 a month... Dunno why anyone would do that when they can just buy a router.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

If I get a T1 and share it, can they bill me for each computer?

that's what i thought at first . . . but he says he called earthlink and they said that if he doesn't pay, "the router wouldn't work"

i say BS

so let me get this straight, he is NOT leasing/renting the router from earthlinK? but he is being charged for it?

 

[Wanescotting]

well, looky https://store.earthlink.net/cg...t.html?product=homenet Stupid link!

Any who

*EarthLink Home Networking is $9.95 per month in addition to your EarthLink High Speed Internet monthly access fee.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

If I get a T1 and share it, can they bill me for each computer?

that's what i thought at first . . . but he says he called earthlink and they said that if he doesn't pay, "the router wouldn't work"

i say BS

so let me get this straight, he is NOT leasing/renting the router from earthlinK? but he is being charged for it?

the router is HIS, he bought it

he's being charged $10/month for wireless networking

he got it about 2 weeks ago. . .

 

[Wanescotting]

I am telling you. This is a service charge. My isp is suppose to charge me $9.95 a month for networking, but they do not.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: TechnoKid

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

If I get a T1 and share it, can they bill me for each computer?

that's what i thought at first . . . but he says he called earthlink and they said that if he doesn't pay, "the router wouldn't work"

i say BS

so let me get this straight, he is NOT leasing/renting the router from earthlinK? but he is being charged for it?

the router is HIS, he bought it

he's being charged $10/month for wireless networking

he got it about 2 weeks ago. . .

well, if he bought the router, thean it is his. cancel the earthlink homenetworking, and if the router ceases to work, just re-provision the MAC address on the router with earthlink. Tell them that you bought a new network interface card. Did he buy it through earthlink or from a retail store?

baiscally they are charging your friend $10 a month to be able to use a router on their network..

 

[amol]

So wait, just want to make sure . . .

If he cancels the $9.95/month thing, sells the stuff he bought from earthlink (its 802.11b CRAP), buys another router (d-link "G", netgear, etc) and all the cards and stuff, it will still work?

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: TechnoKid

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
It is a service charge. Why can't he understand that. He is able to share a connection, instead of having to pay for two or three seprate connections.

If I get a T1 and share it, can they bill me for each computer?

that's what i thought at first . . . but he says he called earthlink and they said that if he doesn't pay, "the router wouldn't work"

i say BS

so let me get this straight, he is NOT leasing/renting the router from earthlinK? but he is being charged for it?

the router is HIS, he bought it

he's being charged $10/month for wireless networking

he got it about 2 weeks ago. . .

well, if he bought the router, thean it is his. cancel the earthlink homenetworking, and if the router ceases to work, just re-provision the MAC address on the router with earthlink. Tell them that you bought a new network interface card. Did he buy it through earthlink or from a retail store?

baiscally they are charging your friend $10 a month to be able to use a router on their network..

he bought it through earthlink, but he's considering selling that crap (or putting it in his office or something) and buying another router

 

[Wanescotting]

Ah, that is why my isp doesn't charge me a networking fee.................I got my router from comp usa.
Yeah, he should return that earthlink crap.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: Amol
So wait, just want to make sure . . .

If he cancels the $9.95/month thing, sells the stuff he bought from earthlink (its 802.11b CRAP), buys another router (d-link "G", netgear, etc) and all the cards and stuff, it will still work?

it shoudl yes, if it doesn't just provision the new router as a network card..., don't tell them its a router because then they might feel the need to charge you to use a router, which is kinda rediculous imo.


should be able to get a Linksys WRT54G "g" router for about $50 either out the door at Sams or through rebates at bestbuy right now.

 

[amol]

i heard best buy is having a sale on d-link routers, those are good, right?