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That thing Trump's FCC said wouldn't happen? Well, it's happening!
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FPP
Jul 6, 2018, 4:41:34 PM7/6/18
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That thing Trump's FCC said wouldn't happen? It's happening!
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it was gone.
"Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams"
"To help you conserve data, we've established 480p as the standard
resolution for streaming video through cellular data," Comcast told
customers. For now, customers can contact Comcast for an "upgrade" to
720p video "on an interim basis at no charge."
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/comcast-starts-throttling-mobile-video-will-charge-extra-for-hd-streams/
Yeah, he was lying, and so was big telecom when they promised they'd
play nice.
Here's the first wave of shutting down the open internet.
Comcast announced this week it's putting speed limits on mobile video
content and is going to charge extra for high-definition video over the
cellular network, reports Ars Technica.
Brought to you by the same administration that promised cheaper and
better healthcare, and promised to safeguard Social Security and Medicare.
Eat up and enjoy! More of the same to come...
--
Mike Godwin
"By all means, compare these shitheads to Nazis. Again and again. I'm
with you."
8:03 PM - Aug 13, 2017
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it was gone.
"Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams"
"To help you conserve data, we've established 480p as the standard
resolution for streaming video through cellular data," Comcast told
customers. For now, customers can contact Comcast for an "upgrade" to
720p video "on an interim basis at no charge."
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/comcast-starts-throttling-mobile-video-will-charge-extra-for-hd-streams/
Yeah, he was lying, and so was big telecom when they promised they'd
play nice.
Here's the first wave of shutting down the open internet.
Comcast announced this week it's putting speed limits on mobile video
content and is going to charge extra for high-definition video over the
cellular network, reports Ars Technica.
Brought to you by the same administration that promised cheaper and
better healthcare, and promised to safeguard Social Security and Medicare.
Eat up and enjoy! More of the same to come...
--
Mike Godwin
"By all means, compare these shitheads to Nazis. Again and again. I'm
with you."
8:03 PM - Aug 13, 2017
RichA
Jul 6, 2018, 5:35:07 PM7/6/18
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On Friday, 6 July 2018 16:41:34 UTC-4, FPP wrote:
> That thing Trump's FCC said wouldn't happen? It's happening!
>
> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
> companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it was gone.
>
> "Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams"
> "To help you conserve data, we've established 480p as the standard
> resolution for streaming video through cellular data," Comcast told
> customers. For now, customers can contact Comcast for an "upgrade" to
> 720p video "on an interim basis at no charge."
>
> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/comcast-starts-throttling-mobile-video-will-charge-extra-for-hd-streams/
>
> Yeah, he was lying, and so was big telecom when they promised they'd
> play nice.
> Here's the first wave of shutting down the open internet.
>
> Comcast announced this week it's putting speed limits on mobile video
> content and is going to charge extra for high-definition video over the
> cellular network, reports Ars Technica.
Would that someone using a 5" phone screen to watch movies actually could SEE a difference between 480P, 720P and 1080i. Also, consider the money savings this affords in monthly (if you have them) fixed data limit plans.
> That thing Trump's FCC said wouldn't happen? It's happening!
>
> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
> companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it was gone.
>
> "Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams"
> "To help you conserve data, we've established 480p as the standard
> resolution for streaming video through cellular data," Comcast told
> customers. For now, customers can contact Comcast for an "upgrade" to
> 720p video "on an interim basis at no charge."
>
> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/comcast-starts-throttling-mobile-video-will-charge-extra-for-hd-streams/
>
> Yeah, he was lying, and so was big telecom when they promised they'd
> play nice.
> Here's the first wave of shutting down the open internet.
>
> Comcast announced this week it's putting speed limits on mobile video
> content and is going to charge extra for high-definition video over the
> cellular network, reports Ars Technica.
BTR1701
Jul 6, 2018, 7:37:45 PM7/6/18
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In article <phok5r$3be$1...@dont-email.me>, FPP <fred...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
> companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it
> was gone.
If it's gone, how can it be violated?
wrote:
> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
> companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it
> was gone.
BTR1701
Jul 6, 2018, 7:39:04 PM7/6/18
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In article <ee1d32cd-3f8f-44c5...@googlegroups.com>,
Not really the point, Rich. I'm the one who decides how much money I
want to spend on things. I don't want some company telling me they're
removing my options in order to "help me save money" or "conserve data".
I don't need their help to manage my own affairs.
want to spend on things. I don't want some company telling me they're
removing my options in order to "help me save money" or "conserve data".
I don't need their help to manage my own affairs.
FPP
Jul 6, 2018, 7:59:01 PM7/6/18
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policy.
Need any more help.
FPP
Jul 6, 2018, 8:08:58 PM7/6/18
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On 7/6/18 7:58 PM, FPP wrote:
> On 7/6/18 7:36 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>> In article <phok5r$3be$1...@dont-email.me>, FPP <fred...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
>>> companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it
>>> was gone.
>>
>> If it's gone, how can it be violated?
>
> Can't read English now? Net Neutrality is a concept, as well as an FCC
> policy.
> Need any more help.
I know... I know... you're not bright enough to understand a deep
> On 7/6/18 7:36 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>> In article <phok5r$3be$1...@dont-email.me>, FPP <fred...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
>>> companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it
>>> was gone.
>>
>> If it's gone, how can it be violated?
>
> Can't read English now? Net Neutrality is a concept, as well as an FCC
> policy.
> Need any more help.
thought like a "concept".
Let me explain it to the Stupidest Fake Lawyer on Usenet - our Thanny...
"After signaling that it would for months, the U.S. Federal
Communications Commission on Tuesday revealed its plan to dismantle
regulations that ensure equal access to the Internet, a concept known as
“net neutrality.”
http://fortune.com/2017/11/23/net-neutrality-explained-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters/
See? NN is a "concept". Not good enough for the Stupidest Fake Lawyer
on Usenet, yet? Sure! I can clarify, with a different source.
"What is network neutrality?
Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs),
including cable companies like Time Warner and wireless providers like
Sprint, should treat all internet traffic equally. It says your ISP
shouldn’t be allowed to block or degrade access to certain websites or
services, nor should it be allowed to set aside a "fast lane" that
allows content favored by the ISP to load more quickly than the rest.
The term was coined in 2002 by Tim Wu, who is now a law professor at
Columbia University. In a 2003 paper explaining the concept..."
https://www.vox.com/cards/network-neutrality/whats-network-neutrality
See? NN is a "concept". An "idea".
Definition of concept
1 : something conceived in the mind : thought, notion
2 : an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances
Just let me know if you need any more help. I'm always glad to try to
educate the ignorant, so they can catch up with the discussion!
Gott it? (I even included a typo, because I know how you like to latch
on to something you can call a triumph.)
Ed Stasiak
Jul 6, 2018, 9:19:14 PM7/6/18
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> FPP
dozen websites owned by big Wall Street corporations and we’ll get to pay
out the ass for “service”…
>
> "Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams"
The Internet is fast becoming cable tv, where we’ll be stuck with a couple
> "Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams"
dozen websites owned by big Wall Street corporations and we’ll get to pay
out the ass for “service”…
FPP
Jul 7, 2018, 2:48:29 AM7/7/18
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The FCC was going to treat the Internet as a utility... meaning it would
be a level playing field where no single set of corporations would
control the flow of information and content.
But that wasn't great for the sharks out there... so they went to work
and changed it.
Ed Stasiak
Jul 7, 2018, 11:31:41 AM7/7/18
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> FPP
> > Ed Stasiak
> meaning it would be a level playing field where no single set of corporations
> would control the flow of information and content.
This is another case where the People ought to make a direct deciding vote
themselves via nation-wide ballot initiative.
> > Ed Stasiak
> >
> > The Internet is fast becoming cable tv, where we’ll be stuck with a couple
> > dozen websites owned by big Wall Street corporations and we’ll get to pay
> > out the ass for this “service”…
> > The Internet is fast becoming cable tv, where we’ll be stuck with a couple
> > dozen websites owned by big Wall Street corporations and we’ll get to pay
>
> The FCC was going to treat the Internet as a utility...
Indeed, the way it should be treated.
> The FCC was going to treat the Internet as a utility...
> meaning it would be a level playing field where no single set of corporations
> would control the flow of information and content.
themselves via nation-wide ballot initiative.
Shadow
Jul 9, 2018, 4:15:02 PM7/9/18
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On Fri, 06 Jul 2018 19:14:09 -0400, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
wrote:
>fred...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>That thing Trump's FCC said wouldn't happen? It's happening!
>>
>>FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
>>companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it was gone.
>>
>>"Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams"
>>"To help you conserve data, we've established 480p as the standard
>>resolution for streaming video through cellular data," Comcast told
>>customers. For now, customers can contact Comcast for an "upgrade" to
>>720p video "on an interim basis at no charge."
>>
>>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/comcast-starts-throttling-mobile-video-will-charge-extra-for-hd-streams/
>
>The last paragraph of that article states:
>
> While Comcast is imposing the video and hotspot changes shortly
> after the repeal of net neutrality rules, the rules may not have
> stopped this form of throttling. The rules banned throttling, but
> they had an exception for "reasonable network management."
Which does not apply in this case.
Bloody Trump !!!!
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wrote:
>fred...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>That thing Trump's FCC said wouldn't happen? It's happening!
>>
>>FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in killing net neutrality, insisted that
>>companies weren't going to immediately start violating it once it was gone.
>>
>>"Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams"
>>"To help you conserve data, we've established 480p as the standard
>>resolution for streaming video through cellular data," Comcast told
>>customers. For now, customers can contact Comcast for an "upgrade" to
>>720p video "on an interim basis at no charge."
>>
>>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/comcast-starts-throttling-mobile-video-will-charge-extra-for-hd-streams/
>
>
> While Comcast is imposing the video and hotspot changes shortly
> after the repeal of net neutrality rules, the rules may not have
> stopped this form of throttling. The rules banned throttling, but
> they had an exception for "reasonable network management."
Which does not apply in this case.
Bloody Trump !!!!
[]'s
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Don't be evil - Google 2004
We have a new policy - Google 2012
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