Re: now in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20236512 en Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:44:34 EDT Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:44:34 EDT Re: now http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20242226 funchords :
said by VariableARK See Profile :

I nearly guarantee that there are other smaller providers in your area,
the FCC killed that possibility in 2005.

While you're right that nothing prevents new companies from joining the fray, any new carrier has to lay its own redundant infrastructure, tearing up the rights-of-ways just to place their fiber on top of Verizon's fiber, or their copper along side of AT&T's copper, or their coaxial cable atop Comcast's.

And after they're done tearing up the town, let's watch the companies fight it out as they blame each other for cutting wires or interfering with signals on wet crossed lines.

Dumb way to go -- there are plenty of rich people who could be investors, but there's not a lot of dumb rich people who would invest in such a perilous venture.
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said by zed260 See Profile :

in my opinion id rather pay 300 dollors a month for an honest internet provider then a penny for a dishonest one
Said the pirate. lol

Edit: Not saying you are personally, just thought that was funny.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20239971 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:03:01 EDT Re: now http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20239387 brandpc : Yes, its intersting. This forum was complaining and complaining about Martin just a few months ago. Now it seems like he is perhaps doing something partically right (even if only in an attempt to screw over cable for the bells or perhaps just for PR)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20239387 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:22:27 EDT Re: now http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20238833 Skeedatl : For a penny, I'll take the dishonest one, but $46-$56? No way.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20238833 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:11:18 EDT Re: now http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20238020 zed260 : in my opinion id rather pay 300 dollors a month for an honest internet provider then a penny for a dishonest one]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20238020 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:05:35 EDT Re: now http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20237433 BillRoland : Its simple Karl Bode See Profile, Cox never denied it and has been more open about it. Nobody can accuse them of a cover up, conspiracy theories, etc, it takes the wind right out of the fall out sails.
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said by zed260 See Profile :

cox is honest at least when you ask them
I think that is the reason right there. The coverup is always worse than the act being covered up.
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said by Karl Bode See Profile :

I continue to think it's strange that Cox has avoided absolutely all fallout when we documented last fall how they're doing the exact same thing to P2P traffic...
I think it's strange that anyone believes a word that Comcast says. This is the Comcast that:

1. Told the FCC in 2005 that they would not degrade traffic in order to convince the FCC that network neutrality regulations were not needed.

2. Started degrading P2P traffic the very next year, and failed to tell anyone what they were doing.

3. Used a system that utilized forgery, and successfully placed blame on the other peer instead of Comcast.

4. Denied it when caught.

5. Then changed their story when the denials were not believed, but still never came out and said what they were doing.

6. Then they justified their actions by throwing their other Cable-Internet brothers and sisters under the bus with their "they do it too!" defense

7. Then stealthily changed the AUP days before an FCC filing where they referred to the new provisions.

8. When the changed AUP started getting press attention, they stated that a prominent story on Comcast.net alerted millions of visitors of the change and accused Marvin Ammori of crying wolf. (Google cache proved that nothing alerted users to the changed AUP until the day after the press started asking questions.)

9. Then they packed the Harvard FCC hearing.

This company has not demonstrated that you can trust its promises, nor can you believe its assertions. Comcast just used BitTorrent Inc. as a tool to try and defang the FCC.

BitTorrent Inc. is a content provider. Vuze, who actually DID make a complaint and petition to the FCC, is a competitor. Neither BitTorrent, Vuze, nor Comcast represents the interests of 12 million Comcast users nor the The Internet Society nor the public. And this middle-of-the-night deal was made without their input.

Nothing has changed. The RST interference continues. It was a wrongful act. BitTorrent Inc. has no right making a deal with Comcast allowing it to continue to commit wrongful acts until it finally decides it is ready to stop. The correct relief is to stop the interference immediately and to FULLY DISCLOSE what it did and to accept responsibility for those actions. (Even today, Comcast's Policy VP refused to answer questions about the interference.)

Their word is worthless. Until the interference stops, I have no reason to believe it will. Until either meaningful competition returns to broadband, or until sufficient government regulation enforces Network Neutrality, we have no reason to think that this agreement will last through the night.

Robb Topolski
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