Quote from: greenuser on December 14, 2016, 07:09:40 AM

I run a full node 24/7 364.25 from Cornwall UK The node is 86.151.93.192/Satoshi:0.13.1/segwit and i don't use a proxy.
My ISP knows that i run a full node as i have talked to them over the phone about it.

I get billed every 90 days and i pay them in cash at the Post Office once the bill arrives. My ISP wants me to pay them via a direct debit from my bank account every month but i decline. Ever time they ask, i offer to pay them in bitcoin monthly but they decline.
It's stale mate. It must be such a drag for them to post me a paper bill as i refuse to use the free email address they offer me. I also refuse to give them my Russian Yandex email address and refuse to manage my account online too. I insist that i want to talk to somone over the phone in relation to my account when needed.

We can do it all online when they fall into line and take bitcoin instead of paper GBP and not until. I am quite happy to pay cash at the Post Office.

UK Government (Science Office) seem to be pro crypto as you can see fron this gov doc - distributed ledger technology.pdf
An interesting read, quote....
"Distributed ledger technologies have the potential to help governments to
collect taxes, deliver benefits, issue passports, record land registries, assure the
supply chain of goods and generally ensure the integrity of government records
and services. In the NHS, the technology offers the potential to improve health
care by improving and authenticating the delivery of services and by sharing
records securely according to exact rules. "
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492972/gs-16-1-distributed-ledger-technology.pdf

I think the UK Gov want to dump the banks as much as we do as they can then collect tax at source with crypto. I got rid of my bank account 2 years ago and have not looked back. I deal only in Cash or Crypto now.

If that makes me a target then so be it, you have to make a stand over what you belive but i think we have the UK Gov on side.
We are quite good at Cryptographic stuff here in UK. Did you ever hear about our Mr Alan Turing et al?

The only reason why I think the UK government seems to be pro crypto, is the possibilities it offers them in the future. Just imagine for one moment a world where every transaction can be traced. Crypto currencies will enable this, when they adopt this technology in the future. They definately see potential in financial surveilance over fiat cash. We already saw some countries that stopped to use big fiat denominations.

You should not post personal details on public forums, because that makes you a target for hackers. I run my nodes at work, behind firewalls with permission from the boss, because they also support Bitcoin. ^smile^