MarkyD
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join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs: | This is one of the many reasons
I'll likely never go back to AT&T.
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MCSE, ACSA, and a lot more |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | In the very near future, it might be your only choice.
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Where have the adults gone? |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
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Yup... Big brother is ruining the Internet.
On one side: Comcast
High(er) speeds, high(er) prices, Sandvine, caps
On the other side: AT&T
Low(er) speeds, low(er) prices, NSA/Hollywood sniffing alliance, Microsoft IPTV (I wonder if the STB's track TV watching through Cookies).
Almost makes me think of AOL. Here's the Internet that we think you want to see/view. Anything else is deemed bad/illegal.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | reply to MarkyD
The death star strikes again... |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
·Comcast
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said by en102  :Almost makes me think of AOL. Here's the Internet that we think you want to see/view. Anything else is deemed bad/illegal. Great analogy. Take it one step further once the practice is established. The ISPs extort money from smaller web apps to be "verified" through their filter system.
Do you still think broadband is a privalege, and if so, are you happy with this type of topic? |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
·Embarq
 ·Skype
·magicjack.com
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said by en102 :Yup... Big brother is ruining the Internet. Microsoft IPTV (I wonder if the STB's track TV watching I'd bet the farm on that one, they have an open two-way connection, they're going to use it.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| That's how the wireless version works.... no streaming unless its provided by our content providers (i.e. companies that pay us money ... and we charge money from customers as well as ad providers).
Money from every direction. Anything that doesn't pay or become 'approved' is deemed to be pirate and violates TOS.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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hihi
join:2007-05-06
Port Orange, FL
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i am disgusted by this sniffling and putting a break on our broadband.
oh wait
it's our bandwidth.
we pay for it but they don't own us but they think they do 
notice how they all spell your name in all caps
JOHN DOE or JANE DOE
Its on your DL, Birth Certificate and SS as well
If you really own yourself then it would be spelled
John Doe since that represent a person and not a corp aka strawman, not alive. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
·AT&T Yahoo
·AT&T DSL Service
·Cox HSI
·AT&T Southwest
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Yeah, great choices eh?
AT&T with their NSA/Filter/blocking on one side.
COX on the other with their oh-so-generous 40GB per month data transfer cap. I guess most COX users are "Bandwidth Hogs" eh?
I'm tired of being the football to be punted around. I'd like some real service, real options, and real technology for my real money these companies keep taking.
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whiteshp
join:2002-03-05
Xenia, OH | reply to hihi
Your not a person! Your all corn farmers! Them corn farmers spell in all CAPS right? ;D |
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