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UPC and VPN?

  • 06-08-2012 7:55am
    #1
    Dhenalau
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭


    I'm consideirng switching to UPC and was reading their Acceptable usage policy. They says they do not suport VPN http://www.upc.ie/termsandconditions/acceptableusagepolicy/
    Section 12: Use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) As stated above, the UPC Services are for residential use only and we do not support the use of VPN. If we find you are using VPN we may instruct you to stop using it and you must comply with this request. This is in order to prevent problems with our network and other Internet users.
    Are UPC users really not allowed to use VPN??? This seeems stange... Thanks


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  • #2
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,019 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    That policy seems to me to be an exercise in arse-coverage. What about this bit?
    The residential broadband internet service is designed for connection to a single PC. If you connect more than one PC at any one time to the Broadband Service you agree that this shall be entirely at your own risk.
    ...
    You must not connect more than three (3) PC’s to the Broadband Services at any one time.
    This despite them supplying a router with WiFi and 4 Ethernet ports. I live in a house with two others, and I estimate that between us we have 10 devices using the WiFi, though rarely all at the same time. I run VirtualBox on my big laptop e.g. yesterday I had an additional 5 Linux instances running, each of which got its own IP address from the router just fine.

    PS: they do allow servers, where Eircom doesn't (last time I checked). Which is weird for residential broadband with dynamic IP addresses and NAT, both of which have to be worked around before a server will work.

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  • #3
    Kensington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭Kensington


    It's more a clause to stop you using a VPN for IP-cloaking purposes, if you're using a VPN for remote working then fire away - myself and the aul lad regularly use VPN tunnels to work from home on a upc connection.


  • #4
    BrianDug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 163 ✭✭BrianDug


    I recently got UPC in and use a VPN quiet alot for privacy. I have not heard anything from UPC yet about it and cant see the big issue about it.

    Each to their own.


  • #5
    Mister Gooey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭Mister Gooey


    BrianDug wrote: »
    I recently got UPC in and use a VPN quiet alot for privacy. I have not heard anything from UPC yet about it and cant see the big issue about it.

    Each to their own.
    I use a VPN with UPC and never had a problem.


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