en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
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Re: This is one of the many reasons
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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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
·Comcast
| 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
| reply to en102
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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