Important!!! Net Neutrality day in the U.S.

What's the difference between paid prioritization and advertizing or buying services.
Will my iPad explode

 

Have you Googled Expload?

 

Careful dsaspsis will feel left out.

 

"We won't throttle, even though we already have when net neutrality didn't exist....and we continued to throttle even after we were paid to stop."
"We also won't block apps we view as being in direct competition to us, even though we did before net neutrality."

I am torn on this one because 1 - these media giants are fucking assholes. and 2 - it's their network, they can do what they want.

I just fear that net neutrality leaves little room for smaller carriers and leaves a huge entry point for the government to pick it up and turn us off. The government fear of knowledge is far greater than the fear of us being armed. That is the point of bread and circus - keep everyone fed and slack jawed in front of the TV so when the lights finally go out for good, we will be too fat and stupid to do anything about it.

 

basically get ready to buy internet packages based on what you stream. Get Netflix Faster for $9.99 , Netflix + Amazon $14.99, etc. Cord-Cutters rejoice! You can become like everyone else again.

 

The "its their network, they can do what they want" part is where I have issue. I'm good with that, when I have all services available to my house and I can choose whoever's service let's me do whatever I want with MY network.

To me, this is like electric providers saying, "Oh, you have a Samsung refrigerator? Well, your rate is higher because we have an agreement with LG for a reduced rate, but we don't with Samsung." Or the gas company saying, "Sorry, we don't allow tankless water heaters on your gas line, so we're going to limit your rate of natural gas flow until you remove it."

 

That shit is exactly why I have a VPN service. I'd rather pay one price to a 3rd party that provides me other benefits than get nickel and dimed into oblivion by a service I've already paid for. And I'll keep my Comcast service just out of principle while I'm doing it.

 

As I read more about it - it seems like we paid for them through our taxes to lay the networks. So that may be one thing I revoke in my stance. I have to read more though.

 

Yep...they all take Rural Utility Services funding every year but none of them want to be labeled or regulated like a utility.

 

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...ity-pledge-the-same-day-fcc-announced-repeal/

 

Awesome! (just said that to fit into the dungeon's tone)

 

I would be fine with removal of net neutrality rules IF there was competition in the market. That way the market will self correct when the cable companies mess with subscribers. Otherwise they’ll just mess with everyone’s stuff because who’s going to stop them?

 

Government extends money to industry.
Government must now regulate that industry.
Gee, that's new.
How about if instead of the regulations, we just get rid of the government money?

 

I'm good with that....if you can wait for that internet connection until enough people populate the area to make it valuable enough to an ISP to start servicing.

 

I live where there are enough people to make it viable, so no problem.
If you don't throw government money at it, the market will solve the problem at some point.
If you live in the middle of nowhere so you don't have to put up with a lot of people but you simply must have cable, move the fuck back into town. Or get satellite.
Or use your phone.

 

I am pretty sure the wording was not "life, liberty and a gigabit fiber internet connection..."

 

Gigabit fiber internet connection is a right!

 

I don't remember stating it was....

 

I ain't skeered. I'm Y2K compliant.