• adarza@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    i don’t think they would do that, they’re the most profitable customers. my guess is they’re targeting…

    people that just have them for their rv or cabin or something. don’t use 'em during the winter (i.e. now). these devices use excess tower capacity, are linked to a home service address that would use a specific one, and are only supposed to be used at that address.

    people who are using the service, maybe even only ‘at home’, but are using ‘unsanctioned’ third-party hardware instead of the carrier’s.

    • shortwavesurferOPM
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      2 days ago

      Yeah, that would make sense that they’re targeting customers who are using the hardware or software in ways that they would rather it not be used. Because otherwise, if they weren’t using the service at all, then they aren’t pulling from the tower and therefore they aren’t hurting the capacity at all. So it wouldn’t make sense to kick them off.