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comment by insomniasexx
I may be wrong, but don't McDonalds and Starbucks block certain sites? I know I use a free community wifi here and they use OpenDNS to block porn sites, file sharing sites (mediafire, rapidshare), 4chan type message board sites. Unfortunately (for them) they don't have torrent sites blocked, but if they had half a brain they would.

When I was taking Megabus from Boston to NYC ever other weekend they also used OpenDNS and had it so you couldn't use cam sites, youtube, flash games, etc. because the bandwidth available was able to sustain 50 or so people all watching youtube videos at once. Weirdly, they had the porn/nakedness up so high that reddit was blocked. :(

If this happens, don't you think Starbucks and McDonalds and similar other wifi hotspots (airports, community wide, smaller coffee houses, etc.) will come to an agreement with the ISPs that as long as they put certain measures in place to prevent the sharing of copyrighted material, they won't have to worry about the 6 strikes?





mk  ·  4636 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Hey, how is Megabus? I will never ride Greyhound again, but we have a Megabus that goes from here in Ann Arbor to Chicago. It's about a 4-5 hour ride. We've been tempted, but haven't done it yet.
insomniasexx  ·  4636 days ago  ·  link  ·  
They're good. Sometimes the outlets don't work. The wifi is shitty but does work, even if it is slow at times. Lot's of sites blocked. Get there about 30-45 minutes before your bus to get best seats. My ex and I always got the table seats on the bottom level because we could stretch out legs. Some seats have more leg room than others, so look for those if you sit in the regular seats.

I took them from NYC - Wash DC - Raleigh. It took 10 hours but was like 20$ because I booked early. Can't beat that price.