yakdung 2,926 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/15/fcc-approves-plan-to-allow-for-paid-priority-on-internet/ http://billmoyers.com/2014/05/12/why-the-fcc-might-be-ditching-net-neutrality/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spartacus 1,619 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Multi-billion dollar corporations trying to rewrite the law to make more money. Dig deep enough and there will be kick backs and opportunties for more taxes too. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ktcm7271 999 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Half of the FCC is former Comcast and Time Warner lawyers and execs. The oligarchs just keep squeezing. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm ready to tune out. Life was simpler without it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big John! 2,062 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm ready to tune out. Life was simpler without it. Technology will be a big part of the fall of this once great nation. We can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, so we are going to have to go along for the ride. We've come too far. Personal relationships and conversations have been replaced by texts. Family time, playing cards and what not, have been replaced with everyone going to their virtual worlds such as Saiga forums , video games, blah blah blah. I'd prefer to go back to my younger days (if not even further back). Life seemed so much easier before we got all of these bull shit gadgets that are supposed to make our lives easier. Terminators and Cyberdyne Systems are no longer fiction. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2142Dad 6,559 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Can you imagine watching the lost sheeples as they fumble around with no electronics? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Syndicate 812 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ilMx7k7mso http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAo5GgaJmsA that about sums it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAAnew 162 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sounds like a great proposal for big businesses and terrible plan for individuals. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/15/fcc-approves-plan-to-allow-for-paid-priority-on-internet/ http://billmoyers.com/2014/05/12/why-the-fcc-might-be-ditching-net-neutrality/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Syndicate 812 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 and an even more hideous proposal for small biz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XD45 7,124 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Can you imagine watching the lost sheeples as they fumble around with no electronics? It's hard for me to imagine what it would be like for those who grew up with an iphone in their hand. They have never known a world without high speed internet, text messages, gps, laptops, 50" flat screens... Their lives are built on gadgets and they can't comprehend a world without them. The infrastructure that supports all of those things is just magic that has always been there and always will be. Except it won't. That infrastructure is fragile. Natural and man-made forces can bring it down all too easily. And there are far more important things than google maps that rely on that infrastructure. To the op, I don't believe this can withstand the tidal wave of public outrage so I'm not going to get worked up about it until it actually happens. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I've heard a lot of people not pleased about this. I pay extra for higher than normal internet speeds, so why do I need to pay extra for netflix for them to pay for higher speed to the people I already paid? Why do we always have to harp on the people with the big flat screens. Some of us work with metal and old iron machines all day, and want a little tv to shut the brain off before bed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EthanM 514 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAo5GgaJmsA that about sums it up and an even more hideous proposal for small biz Syndicate! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Syndicate 812 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 well that's the thing CSS if Cable/TV companies knock their shit off everyone wins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolverine 10,360 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Can you imagine watching the lost sheeples as they fumble around with no electronics? It's hard for me to imagine what it would be like for those who grew up with an iphone in their hand. They have never known a world without high speed internet, text messages, gps, laptops, 50" flat screens... Their lives are built on gadgets and they can't comprehend a world without them. The infrastructure that supports all of those things is just magic that has always been there and always will be. Except it won't. That infrastructure is fragile. Natural and man-made forces can bring it down all too easily. And there are far more important things than google maps that rely on that infrastructure. To the op, I don't believe this can withstand the tidal wave of public outrage so I'm not going to get worked up about it until it actually happens. I'm sure that many are too busy playing with their gadgets to pay attention to the fact that this is coming down the pike and will result in a big fat price increase for speed on their toys such as 4G phones and "high speed" internet for gaming, etc. I won't pay for Comcast's high priced 105 mb service now based on price. I run at 50 mb and it gets the job done including gaming for my son. AT&T is much slower. The proposal just plain stinks and needs to go away for good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunman1 1,753 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 My son sent me a text and asked me if I had "evolved" to texting yet, after several minutes of poking around on my phone I was able to send him a message that read......"no keyboard here". My wife and I have a pretty basic plan, it includes texting, which she does have a keyboard phone for, but I don't care about it. If ya wanna talk to me, just call me, if you don't call me...well I understand. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macbeau 902 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 It seems to me that the world was a saner, friendlier place before the internet. I don't miss buying encyclopedias and atlas' ever couple of years...and phone books were good and bad. I cancelled DirecTV because I despise paying for TV and still having to endure endless ads. I refuse to have any phone that does more than work as a phone and text. I also refuse to online bank and online bill pay. I still keep maps and gazateers and compasses in my truck and can use them. If the internet wet away tomorrow, the only thing I'd miss would be the free porn. Oh - and this site... Macbeau... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 If they have their way, we can expect heavy censorship and limited access. Which is exactly what they want. Its all about control and keeping track of us peons and what we're doing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macbeau 902 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 We all have our "technology-getting-off-point" For my grand-parents, It was cable TV and cassette tapes. For my parents, It was cable/satellite TV, CD's, the internet and cell phones (pre-smart phones). For me - I am there. Actually, I was there 6 years ago. I understand the current technology and can use it, but I chose not to. I am actually backing away from multimedia, GPS and the internet. I once had a Myspace and Facebook account; but no more. I don't trust in the privacy of these things and realize the weaknesses in the others. "Social Networking" has the potential for "Social Control / Manipulation". I am working to go "off the grid" as much as possible because I have no faith that current technology is helping mankind. Macbeau... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerry52 893 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I see it as a supply and demand thing . The pipe line is only so large and with the demand to stream more data like movies with more people on more devices some thing has to give. When the price goes up demand will go down and a cheaper innovation will come about to appeal to consumers. Not worried, it will get better and faster .Competition and demand always fuels better service. In the 70's radio shack came out with the brick cell phone , now look what we have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I see this as theft. Turning an entity paid for with tax dollars over to any corporation is wrong IMHO. This isn't about technology as it is about control and a vehicle to tax and raise revenue. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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