Windows 10: When FCC Kills Net Neutrality, Here's What Internet Could Look Like

Full article: When The FCC Kills Net Neutrality, Here's What Your Internet Could Look Like

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Verizon Windows Phone 8.1 upgrades?

If we had any doubt as to why net neutrality is needed, we only need to look to Verizons monopolistic practices with trying to kill the windows phone.

 

Why does Windows 10 appear to be suddenly sabotaging my preferred web browser: Google Chrome?

Another example of Microsoft trying to force you to use their product is try to browse msn.com with a Chrome browser, you will find a lot of the content will not display. I am also finding more and more sites that will only display
with Edge. Ajit Pai at the FCC would say, like net neutrality, Microsoft gives us a choice, use their browser of look at blank pages. Go Mr. T.

 

Oliver's rants are awesome. *Biggrin Pretty much agree with entire rant.

With appointees like FCC head, EPA, State, you get what ya voted for.

 

Hi,
Last I checked there's not a whole lot of different internet speed plans to choose from all are pretty much the same speed
The price has already gone up to do that
So that was due to net neutrality and if you tested your internet speed it usually falls far short of any advertised speed since all say "Up Too" ...speed *Smile
So it was all a crock anyway.

 

its always about the big business when it comes to regulations

 

Are you actually aware of the issue? This is NOT about different ISP speed plans, it's about ISP's gaining the ability to alter how your content is delivered. Example: Don't like what CNN has to say, charge them a higher price than say FOX news. Netflix becoming too big, hostage them by lowering their speeds unless they pay higher speed premiums.

It's one thing when say Comcast can charge higher prices based on speed alone as that affects everyone. It's another thing when they can charge simply based on content alone. That has the smell of censorship. There are other implications as well.... not just higher internet prices.

 

Hummmmm! That is so NOT the case for me. I have 60/5 and you can see they always over provision

 

If this goes through the speed to certain sites can be controlled, the NET will never be the same. Play Steam Games? They will charge a fee. AT&T, Google Comcastand Verizon are behind this. This is a serious matter and it must be stopped.

 

I just don't remember things being all that bad on June 11, 2015...

 

That was 2 1/2 years ago. This is 11.27.2017 what is your point?
Maybe if you took some time to read jato this is about you may have a different view.

https://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-what-you-need-know-now



Will they hand the internet over to the big cable companies? Not if we do something about it.

 

Exactly. And it can also lead to censorship via speed throttling based on content - aka political or religious views for example.

We also had a very different political climate in which we find ourselves now. This seems politically motivated, especially given the "fake news" mantra bandied about in a childish manner.

 

June 11, 2015 was also before net neutrality went into affect. And you are correct, though. This is a different political environment than in the past. Every day we are "progressing" towards a government controls everything socialist society and away from the free society that the founding fathers fought for. Before net neutrality, Netflix paid for their bandwidth, and they passed on that cost to those people that wanted to subscribe to Netflix. With net neutrality, every subscriber to internet services helps pay for the bandwidth that the ISPs are required to provide for Netflix, whether or not that subscriber wants Netflix or not.

Now, if a company charges CNN 3x as much for the same bandwidth that they charge Netflix for - then and only then should the government step in and ask why? But if the ISP is charging CNN 5X as much for 3X the bandwidth that they are charging the Mom and Pop Hardware Store for - there's nothing wrong with that. Now under net neutrality, the Mom and Pop Hardware Store is paying 1.5X as much because the extra .5 is going to help "subsidize" the bandwidth that is provided to CNN at a lower rate because that is what the government is requiring.

 

I have said all that I am going to. I do not wish to discuss things that are in violation of the forum rules. All I can say is that this is not in the consumers best interest.

 

I think??? this was before the big rush to "cut the cable" (TV/Phone) and get all your "entertainment etc" via the internet, which in most cases is still cable.