nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
| doesn't matter
it doesn't matter who does what - soon the internet will be just another part of our life that corporations totally own and control.
I'm sure in the near future there will be the option to pay for not having applications be interfered with.
and the beat goes on; them that can pay, gets to play. |
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dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
| Not really. Competition can keep companies from getting away with this too much. And when they start into anti-trust behaviors there are the attourneys general. And the ACLU.
Maybe they get there, maybe they don't. I have no intention on making that easy for them. I would leave comcast myself if I had a choice...
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
 ·North State Commun..
| said by dnoyeB  :Not really. Competition can keep companies from getting away with this too much. And when they start into anti-trust behaviors there are the attourneys general. And the ACLU. Maybe they get there, maybe they don't. I have no intention on making that easy for them. I would leave comcast myself if I had a choice... Your last sentence is telling and all too common. We won't see competition any time soon. I have a choice of 4 providers; Road Runner, North State Communication (local ILEC), Clearwire, and some EVDO flavor. The only desirable option is who I chose, North State. The rest either have terrible latency or low speeds. And I'm likely one of the lucky folks with more than 1 or 2 choices available to them. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
| reply to dnoyeB
said by dnoyeB :Not really. Competition can keep companies from getting away with this too much. .... what competition? I got comcast or dialup with nothing else on the near horizon. |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | reply to Matt
I just hope your not serious about listing wireless as competition against wired broadband. |
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banditws6
Shrinking Time and Distance
join:2001-08-18
Naples, FL
·Comcast
| reply to nasadude
Same here. There is no FIOS. There is no DSL (too far from CO, it's been the same problem for eight years now). Satellite is essentially useless for my needs, with the latency and the ludicrous throttling. How many others are in the same predicament?
Comcast doesn't appear to be interfering with torrents in this area yet, but if they start, what am I supposed to do -- pull my USR Courier 33.6 out of the closet and say "Screw you, Comcast" as I sign up for AOL dialup? I'm an IT contractor and I use my Internet connection daily for work. If it comes to it, I'll have to let torrents go rather than throw the baby out with the bathwater. Competition my ass.
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
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said by insomniac84 :I just hope your not serious about listing wireless as competition against wired broadband. I am. For some people, it's perfectly acceptable. I actually have to tell a lot of the sales guys I support to turn it off when they hard-wire in, otherwise they have no idea they are still using their EVDO connections.
I have EVDO through work and while it can range from worse than dial-up to not too bad, I cringe when I have to use it. |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | I am sorry, but wireless is not a replacement for everything. And until it is, it is not valid to be counted as such. |
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