chesney09
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join:2004-07-26
Redford, MI
clubs: | Would seem pretty simple... Everyone already pays for their access to the internet.
Why should this even be an issue? I'd have to agree, it does equate to digital extortion. | |
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technick
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join:2000-12-16
Loganville, GA
| Re: Would seem pretty simple... said by chesney09  :Everyone already pays for their access to the internet. Why should this even be an issue? I'd have to agree, it does equate to digital extortion. I've gotta rant on this one. Bellsouth is a bunch of greedy dumb @$$ @#$@#% sucking #@$@% flaming pieces of sh!t. I say F Bellsouth and everything they stand for.
Like I said before if I could unplug Bellsouth completely from existance I would. There's simply no excuse for this type of behavior.
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Vvian Kalyss
join:2003-10-14
Stage 5.0
clubs: | Re: Would seem pretty simple... "I'll fscking kill Google!"
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stufried
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join:2003-10-13
 ·Verizon BroadbandA..
1 edit | Great idea! They own the wires, why shouldn't they be able to do with them as they please. In fact, I think we should extend the concept. I get my power from a local energy conglomerate DTE Energy.
I bet you they could engineer appliances with a chip that identifies itself to the appliance as a "DTE Energy approved" appliance. We could then implement a QOS style of routing of energy to it. On days of high energy useage and brown outs, my DTE Energy sold air conditioner can get power when my neighbor has to deal with a brown out.
DTE could justify this program in infrastructure improvement, but oops, how would they explain why we just created an incentive not to improve their energy disbursement for all. I guess I'll have to work on that one. | |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| Re: Would seem pretty simple... Yeah--and then we could provide for "politically correct" and "politically incorrect" uses of electricity. People who, for example, challenged the local status quo could have their electricity downgraded.
Right after discriminatory classes of service based on destination IP comes discriminatory treatment based on message content, folks....
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs: | My thoughts exactly! | |
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chemaupr
join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA |
IF I’m Google then I will chargeback to the BS and ATT to grant access to my content by each BS abd ATT user or hit…. | |
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odysseus4
join:2005-10-21
Raleigh, NC
| Everyone already pays for their access to the internet.
Why should this even be an issue? I'd have to agree, it does equate to digital extortion.
I fail to see why the company that has invested the money cannot create differnet level of services.
I can get dialup for $10 per month but to get better quality brought on by higher speed I must pay.
If there is no money to be made in building better networks, the carriers will put their money in CDs and the buildout will cease.
A better question is why you would stick up for the Googles and Yahoos and the millionaire founders who think that they should hawk their wares on the telephone company's dime.
If you do not want to pay for the higher quality network, do not use it. If you think the high quality cell phone system is an affront to the consumer, go use CB radio. You pay for better quality everywhere. It is the same thing. | |
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| chesney09
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join:2004-07-26
Redford, MI
clubs:
| Re: Would seem pretty simple... You just completely contradicted yourself. We do pay for our bandwidth at the levels we are subscribed to...
Dial up.. You get slow service, dsl/cable, you get mainstream level of service, VDSL2 or Fios or dedicated cicuit... Better yet.
The Googles/yahoos.. pay for their access to the internet as well.. It costs them money each time someone access and uses their site. They pay for their dedicated circuits and usage...
You might want to look into how websites are hosted, ran, accessed, and the costs that go along with it all. | |
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TannMann
join:2001-10-21
Sacramento, CA
 ·SureWest Internet
| If I'm reading this correctly and yes I understand it's an old post, I can't see why Bell South would want to force Google and others to pay for their services. For without Google and others being there to entertain us users and make life a little easier, there would be no service for BS to sell. The googles, ebays and other mega sites just puts icing on BS's cake/service making it more desirable for us to purchase. So if anything, Google is the one who should be collecting fees from BS!  | |
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