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5. It was bound to happen.

Sat May 5, 2012, 02:43 PM

May 2012

Netflix and Hulu are a scam selling you a service they do not provide. We will stream this stuff to you for peanuts!

But they do not own any telecom infrastructure to deliver the streaming they are charging you for. If they actually delivered the content they sell their prices would be much higher.

Netflix pricing is too good to be true for a reason. It is, in fact, too good to be true. They relied on the existence of unlimited data plans (over which they had no control) to shift their costs onto the telecoms. The telecoms then rebelled.

It was bound to happen.

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Being *throttled* by Verizon. [View all] cbayer May 2012 OP

Go back to dial-up? LAGC May 2012 #1

I live in a home that moves constantly (boat), cbayer May 2012 #3

DSL? fuddyduddy May 2012 #2

I live on a boat and not in a slip, so I have no access to cable of any kind. cbayer May 2012 #4

Would it be possible to get a DSL link on land and wifi over to your boat? Fumesucker May 2012 #7

I wish. There is nothing here and we don't stay in the same place anyway. cbayer May 2012 #11

How about a Wifi repeater powered by solar on the shore close to you? Fumesucker May 2012 #16

I see what you are saying, but I don't think that would help for the following reason. cbayer May 2012 #18

I meant to connect with a DSL line in town somewhere.. Fumesucker May 2012 #20

Worth talking to the owner of the wifi provider in this little town. cbayer May 2012 #21

I would get the best wifi antenna you can and put it as high as possible.. Fumesucker May 2012 #23

We have one of those router wifi cards. I can try running it up the mast cbayer May 2012 #25

Good luck with it.. Fumesucker May 2012 #28

That may be our only option. We could go into town to download movies/shows, then cbayer May 2012 #29

Is there a live-on-board forum you could ask this question on? Fumesucker May 2012 #31

That's an excellent suggestion. cbayer May 2012 #33

Do you live in an area where you can receive 4G signals? fuddyduddy May 2012 #36

Nope. N0 4g out here yet at all cbayer May 2012 #37

If Verizon is throttling you fuddyduddy May 2012 #40

Will do. I am going to find out who else has service out here cbayer May 2012 #41

Okay then - good luck. fuddyduddy May 2012 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author LAGC May 2012 #14

It was bound to happen. cthulu2016 May 2012 #5

I agree with you. cbayer May 2012 #8

I agree with you cthulu2016 May 2012 #10

Exactly. I am paying for 3G unlimited and I am not getting it. cbayer May 2012 #12

I had the same thing happen with a Sprint device. hlthe2b May 2012 #6

What kind of broadband connection? cbayer May 2012 #9

comcast... hlthe2b May 2012 #13

Satellite, right? I can't access satellite. cbayer May 2012 #15

No... just cable broadband. hlthe2b May 2012 #17

Can't get cable at all. No access to land. cbayer May 2012 #19

Yes.. my Sprint overdrive device served me well (with a business unlimited 3G data plan) for two yrs hlthe2b May 2012 #24

I think, but am not sure, that AT&T is our only other option. cbayer May 2012 #26

Re: AT&T - I just called my Godson Morning Dew May 2012 #43

We just ran some of the tools linked to bey EFerrari in #38. cbayer May 2012 #44

I hope it gets resolved! Morning Dew May 2012 #45

Verizon is unfair. unhappycamper May 2012 #22

Hey you!! Nice to see you here. cbayer May 2012 #27

Data over useage: the only area of humanity where the upper 1% really gets screwed. Initech May 2012 #30

I have found that Verizon 3G is very unreliable. Are you SURE you are being "throttled"? Cronkite May 2012 #32

Just checked. Download is a miserable 183 kbps. cbayer May 2012 #34

Sounds right for a throttle. Cronkite May 2012 #35

You might be interested in this PC World article on the topic: EFerrari May 2012 #38

OH, thank you so much! cbayer May 2012 #39