Re: Getting ready for laws making them content cops?
the fact they are doing this when they are not required to forces my hand into not being a customer. I will settle for >6mbps dsl when I really really want 10+mbps cable.
and if AT&T even thinks about doing this I will suffer at the hand of my cellular carrier's 3g network(~1mbps).
goddamn I feel like internet freedom was so 1990's. wtf happened? -- sbcglobal.net speedtest result 11/11/09 - 5256kbps
goddamn I feel like internet freedom was so 1990's. wtf happened?
Malware; botnets; organized crime; foreign government spying; cyberwarfare; massive databases by advertisers; etc. The internet has grown up - it is no longer academics and research. It is now "just business" with all the pluses and minuses that implies.
reply to FBGuy Internet freedom... What about a business model. If company xyz spends money on making a program why would it be fair for everyone to get it for free. Everyone wants ad free content for free... HMMMM DOESNT SOUND LIKE THAT WOULD WORK DOES IT