Net Neutrality...

RBL_M1A2Tanker · Post by **RBL_M1A2Tanker** » July 2nd, 2006, 7:06 pm

Whatcha guys know about it? Are you for it, against it, have no idea what it's about?

Flesh Thorn · Post by **Flesh Thorn** » July 2nd, 2006, 7:18 pm

It makes my head hurt reading about it.

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » July 2nd, 2006, 8:00 pm

Link ?

RBL_M1A2Tanker · Post by **RBL_M1A2Tanker** » July 2nd, 2006, 8:19 pm

There's quite a few sources to pick from.

First, a little context to get what net neutrality is about

Second, the site that centralizes the effort against the telecoms. SavetheInternet

And third, a guy who used to be a high up exec with AT&T, with a shit ton of sources to pull from, and who's against the telecoms attempts to abolish Net Neutrality. Isen.com

EvilCouch · Post by **EvilCouch** » July 2nd, 2006, 8:27 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality

Net neutrality is the concept that the internet is a free forum. If someone is an ISP or a backbone provider, they treat all traffic equally.

There's a bill in Congress that would give providers the ability to treat traffic from different providers differently.

In other words:

ISP A wants to send shit to ISP C
They send it to ISP B who sends it on to ISP C

No big deal under net neutrality.

If the bill goes through, instead of going through without any issues, ISP B might demand that A pay a fee. If they don't pay up, B can delay the traffic, possibly to the point where your requests would time out.

It opens the doors to all kinds of corporate political backstabbing and fucking with the internet. If it goes through and your ISP isn't friendly with the local backbone, you might suddenly find certain sites completely unreachable and have shitty connections to others.

There is no up side to breaking net neutrality. All it would allow is for those who control the backbones and ISPs to make more money from each other. There's probably a handful of companies that would come out ahead, most would lose cash, pass the cost on to us and none of the users would see any positive side to it.

RBL_M1A2Tanker · Post by **RBL_M1A2Tanker** » July 2nd, 2006, 10:29 pm

It's why I signed the petition and contacted my senator via that. It's a very stupid plan. Especially since the companies have already said they intent to discriminate.

Do these higher up peoples ever THINK before they speak?

Bae · Post by **Bae** » July 3rd, 2006, 1:29 am

I couldnâ€™t see it working any way because there too many people that would defy it by figuring out ways to get around it. And that knowledge how to get past it would spread around the internet. Net Neutrality wonâ€™t be taken down the corporations tried to stop peer to peer file sharing but piracy hasnâ€™t stopped.Thats just my opinion.

-Bae

EvilCouch · Post by **EvilCouch** » July 3rd, 2006, 2:29 am

Bae wrote:I couldnâ€™t see it working any way because there too many people that would defy it by figuring out ways to get around it. And that knowledge how to get past it would spread around the internet. Net Neutrality wonâ€™t be taken down the corporations tried to stop peer to peer file sharing but piracy hasnâ€™t stopped.Thats just my opinion.

-Bae

You have no idea what you're talking about. Shut it.

Ranger Bill · Post by **Ranger Bill** » July 3rd, 2006, 6:41 am

It ain't broke and shouldn't be fixed.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » July 3rd, 2006, 8:15 am

Ranger Bill wrote:It ain't broke and shouldn't be fixed.

Agree!

Looon · Post by **Looon** » July 3rd, 2006, 8:49 am

porno spam that kids can get in there email, is the only thing, that needs to be fucked with.

I love my Porn, but it is too accesible.

The net neutrality should stay the same.

AbnRgr289 · Post by **AbnRgr289** » July 3rd, 2006, 9:42 am

Jim wrote:
Ranger Bill wrote:It ain't broke and shouldn't be fixed.
Agree!

I also agree.

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