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Kablooie

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15. Maybe we can go back to the good old days when fast internet cost $3000 a month.

Thu May 15, 2014, 03:52 PM

May 2014

That's what it was back in 1994 when I first started looking into getting internet.

The fact that the country is split up into non overlapping isp areas, by design, it insures that it's a monopoly with no reasonable alternatives, makes this even more wonderful.

Capitalism only works when there is a financial advantage to providing good, cheap service.
The system is being hacked to be just the opposite.
There is a financial incentive to provide poor, cheap service.

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Comcast plans data limits for all customers [View all] onehandle May 2014 OP

the democans and republicrats in congress and the white house must be happy to hear this nt msongs May 2014 #1

Quelle surprise! ...... And the FCC chairman is determined to help them. marmar May 2014 #2

I have less trouble with this than toll roads. lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #3

I'd rather toll roads yeoman6987 May 2014 #8

me too. Aladeen2016 May 2014 #9

Doesn't toll receipts go to maintain those roads? NeoConsSuck May 2014 #12

We are. You're a co-owner, didn't you know? lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #32

They'll charge as much as they can get away with! Helen Borg May 2014 #4

one of the worst feelings in the world is when you realize you've been played. nt Javaman May 2014 #5

They build their network by charging exhorbitant rates to current customers gvstn May 2014 #6

Hows this going to effect online gamers? Nativechef May 2014 #7

you'll pay more for the "gamers package" more bandwidth for more money leftyohiolib May 2014 #10

It'll back fire... Nativechef May 2014 #23

i doubt it people will re-prioritize to come up with the cash and the ones who cant wont leftyohiolib May 2014 #24

The net itself should be a public utility SpankMe May 2014 #11

Nationalised by whom ? dipsydoodle May 2014 #16

I wonder how a person from the 90's with a 56k modem and 10 gb hard disk would react /nt jakeXT May 2014 #13

They don't know about this yet customerserviceguy May 2014 #25

Unsurprising. joshcryer May 2014 #27

I agree, we should either nationalize or regulate the #%*^ out of Internet connectivity MannyGoldstein May 2014 #14

Maybe we can go back to the good old days when fast internet cost $3000 a month. Kablooie May 2014 #15

I for one have NO problem with this in principle.... Swede Atlanta May 2014 #17

You're dead wrong Fearless May 2014 #21

then you see no problem with the right-wing owning all the radio stations?= leftyohiolib May 2014 #26

Quick! How many gigs of data do you use a month? KeepItReal May 2014 #18

My ISP currently has unlimited data, christx30 May 2014 #28

Changing the rules just to make more $$ has to stop KeepItReal May 2014 #29

This is where we boycott Comcast, isn't it? Jack Rabbit May 2014 #19

Two words... Google fiber Fearless May 2014 #20

Comcast already does this. I get calls from them indicating that I have exceeded and mfcorey1 May 2014 #22

Wow. Really? What's their cap for you? KeepItReal May 2014 #30

I have no idea of the cap or realize there was one until the calls. They simply indicate that I mfcorey1 May 2014 #38

They are 'testing' this in very limited markets. You must be in one of them. onehandle May 2014 #33

The fact that they are taunting us with this toddwv May 2014 #31

Comcast owns the FCC. Obama put a Comcast Republican on the FCC who ruled agains net neutrality. onehandle May 2014 #34

And, with no anti-trust laws, they'll in 5 years be the only provider Doctor_J May 2014 #35

Not on ComCast but... Hayabusa May 2014 #36

It's why the rich get richer and richer. Octafish May 2014 #37

I can see having a tiered plans... ChromeFoundry May 2014 #39