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Originally Posted by muto33
Well excuse me son shine - do your research of these forums and you'll already relise I know all that stuff about them being former black hats - and pointed it out and it got 'poo pooed' so I shut up grumbling about it - just like i did gator years ago.
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Sorry, I don't visit the forum often enough to know what people have said in posts other than those I have posted in. Even then I don't always visit after being emailed the 'reply' notice.
As I
am sure, therefore, that you already know this, I will post this comment for the others.
Gator ceased trading, it did not change its name. (Shortly before doing so it had an out of court settlement for copyright infringement after inserting pop-up ads over web site content. On
ISPs to insert their own ads into websites up to USD150,000 per page is mentioned for copyright infringement and damages claims.) Instead all the top people started working for a new company called NebuAd who also host their systems within the ISP's network and require an opt-out cookie. No opt-in cookie required as the ISPs intercept all traffic. By the end of last year, NebuAd were into about 10% of USA traffic and are now moving to the larger ISPs. Charter customers are getting a bit excited as changes in USA standards requires all customers are notified and they have just received the letters outlining when the service is starting. Problem is, most customers don't have an alternate ISP they can use - rather like VirginMedia in the UK and a lot of other people who have moved their phone line rental away from BT.
Cheaper communications do appear to have some nasty hidden costs.