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join:2007-10-26
Huntington Beach, CA | There is only 1 agenda And that comes from the cable companies wanting to advertise speeds their networks can't support without extensive bandwidth throttling and usage caps.
In their efforts to compete with DSL, cable just ramped up speeds whether their networks could support it or not and the result for some companies was phantom caps, extensive and secretive bandwidth throttling and cancellation of subscriber accounts whether their use impeded the ability to provide service to others or not.
Having fast speeds is great an all, but when you only use it for POP3 and HTTP, or if you can't use it for more than a few hours before getting a nastygram the point is moot.
The EFF's position is very simple. Don't promise "Crazy Fast" speeds to lure customers using that killer app like P2P or usenet, then traffic shape that app into the ground.
If you traffic shape, admit it clearly up front instead of waiting for the AP and users to out them amid denials. If you cap service, clearly state what the caps are instead of accusing users of abusing the service, then in the same breath refusing to clearly define what constitutes abuse.
Of course the cable shills will endlessly excuse make for their masters. Despite whatever twisted cable CEO talking points they'll vomit, there is no excuse for the cable bait and switch that is going on and they need to change their advertising style like Verizon Wireless had to when they got burned lying to customers about their "unlimited" data plan that was anything but.
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