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02/24/10 10:05
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 		 #173518 - No such thing as a free lunch
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Rob Beschizza of Boing Boing said:
This EULA, or End-User Licensing Agreement, concerns what subscribers must agree to in order to use the service. I wrote that MagicJack's allows it to target ads at users based on their calls...

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/2...-wron.html

This, of course, is (basically) how all so-called "free" (sic) services work - Google in particular is renowned for it.

This has nothing to do with the technical merit (or otherwise) of the product - it's the terms of service, and how they make a living from it.

List of 49 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Magic Jack it's magic if it works            01/01/70 00:00      
   Now, I'm not sure of any of this ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      I agree with you Richard            01/01/70 00:00      
      UDP?            01/01/70 00:00      
   What are you talking about?            01/01/70 00:00      
      unlimited long distance $19.99/YEAR            01/01/70 00:00      
         That's not much help!            01/01/70 00:00      
            phone            01/01/70 00:00      
      Some VoIP arrangements work quite well            01/01/70 00:00      
         They depend entirely on your internet connection            01/01/70 00:00      
   IP telephony,            01/01/70 00:00      
      Radio Shack because            01/01/70 00:00      
         What's TV got to do with it?            01/01/70 00:00      
            re: TV            01/01/70 00:00      
         TV ?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Just a comparision between            01/01/70 00:00      
               Now I'm *really* confused!!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Why confusion            01/01/70 00:00      
                     I think you've misunderstood the "threading"            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Confused because...            01/01/70 00:00      
   So we're talking some kind of IP telephony device, then?            01/01/70 00:00      
      How check IP link?            01/01/70 00:00      
         I very much doubt it            01/01/70 00:00      
   State of the art components            01/01/70 00:00      
   Internet connection?            01/01/70 00:00      
      consider how voice telecom works ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         I Like your reply but            01/01/70 00:00      
            It makes just a little difference            01/01/70 00:00      
         I don't think that's the point here?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Nomenclature?            01/01/70 00:00      
               PSTN = POTS            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Things change            01/01/70 00:00      
               IP            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Let's not mix the layers.            01/01/70 00:00      
                     But IP is key to this discussion            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: I was working in the VoIP arena twenty-five years ago            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yes, things have changed considerably            01/01/70 00:00      
      Cable modem            01/01/70 00:00      
         re cable modem            01/01/70 00:00      
            I tried it            01/01/70 00:00      
               Too many variables!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  It's pretty clear in one respect ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     guess what guys            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Back to square one            01/01/70 00:00      
                  what the %$#@!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     BOGOF?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  multi-post ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Magicjack lawsuit            01/01/70 00:00      
      No such thing as a free lunch            01/01/70 00:00      

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