Dagda1175
join:2001-06-17
Goleta, CA | If you dont like a company....
...dont stay with them. With two cable companies and a whole bunch of dsl companies I could switch every few months until i found something I liked. |
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ross
join:2000-08-16
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| said by Dagda1175  :...dont stay with them. With two cable companies and a whole bunch of dsl companies I could switch every few months until i found something I liked. Yeah, and pay early termination fees up the ass, or be banned from service for switching around with such gay abandon. But, do feel free to pick from ILEC, ILEC reseller like COVAD or Earthlink, and/or, of course, the local Cable monopolist. Pricing is pretty much the same for all choices; unless bundles are offered, then add the unnecessary added fees for unwanted services. Quality of service is almost guaranteed to be deficient regardless of choice. |
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Res Firma Mitescere Nescit
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join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
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said by Dagda1175 :...dont stay with them. With two cable companies and a whole bunch of dsl companies I could switch every few months until i found something I liked. You have completely missed the point. If one or two entities control access and bandwidth in tiers, as they have proposed to do then ISP is largely and completely irrelevant to the discussion at hand. Your ISP does not control what you see or how fast you can access it.
If you put up a website, your ISP will not send you a letter and demand that you pay X for Y access to your site based on their pricing structure. However, the telcos and cable cos. will do precisely that if they get their way and become the de facto gatekeepers of the Internet.
The basic idea is to double dip. Telcos want Google et al. to pay X amount to ensure access to their site is not impeded, meanwhile collecting monies from consumers for access to the pipes in the first place. This is the smokescreen the WSJ opinion writers don't want you to know. And most consumers aren't able to think past their noses when it comes to NN.
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EngineerDave
join:2001-08-27
Hattiesburg, MS
| "Your ISP does not control what you see or how fast you can access it."
You're joking, right? Your ISP controls EVERYTHING you see and, depending on your ISP's backbone traffic, they control the speed as well. You could have a gigabit connection but if your ISP has a crummy backbone it makes no difference in your throughput. Again, if you don't like it, choose another provider. Dollar-voters are what speaks to these big, bad corporations.
"And most consumers aren't able to think past their noses when it comes to NN."
You should back away from the computer for a couple of days and think about your socialist / elitist views. It is apparent you think you know whats best for everyone better than they do. |
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