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11-04-2008, 09:44 AM #1
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A disturbing trend
This kind of shit scares me. The internet was developed as an open and free enterprise/platform for the masses. Slowly it has developed into a charge your ass for this and that and now this....
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/200811..._internet_caps
I don't like it at all.
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11-04-2008, 09:53 AM #2
Huh...
I've got ATT high speed, but they haven't sent me anything on this.
So, looks like if it cramps my online style, I'll be going with Verizon.
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11-04-2008, 10:01 AM #3
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Yup, it is a trend already with anyone using aircards. It sucks because 5 gigs is nothing- I can go through that in one sitting on a good po- , er, while doing research for work.
To top it off, they rape you on overage charges.
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11-04-2008, 10:12 AM #4
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Comcast had randomly shut people off with a limit type thing. Lawsuits involved from what I understand, seeing as they advertised it as wide open bandwidth.
Personally, I have never had a problem.
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11-04-2008, 10:26 AM #5
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so much for free/hot spots at starbux etc.
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11-04-2008, 10:44 AM #6
just another case of 90% of the people pay for the actions of 10 %....
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11-04-2008, 10:54 AM #7
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i can understand this for business but for the general public it is bull shit... first time i get an overage charge i'm going to verizon...
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11-04-2008, 11:13 AM #8
they have this similar rule for on campus college students where i go to school, just to prevent bogging down the network
i think its like a 7 gig limit per week, and if you go over, they cut the speed to your IP or something, and if you go over again they cut you off for a couple days
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11-04-2008, 11:31 AM #9
wow so fucking me for my cell phone overages isnt enough? I hate AT&T...
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11-04-2008, 12:40 PM #10
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And if they get away with it Verizon and all of 'em will do it. Test case in Reno my ass...they are testing the courts is what they are testing.
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11-04-2008, 02:01 PM #11
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Just more corporations giving it too us in the rear. If we take it every provider will be doing it.
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11-04-2008, 02:20 PM #12
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Another fine example of corporate greed.
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11-04-2008, 02:21 PM #13
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11-04-2008, 02:22 PM #14
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fuck the internet.........I want the "Grid"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3689881.ece
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11-04-2008, 03:21 PM #15
wasn't there a south park episode about internet shortage?
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11-04-2008, 03:44 PM #16
And i thought no one could "own" the internet. if that happens. i think if that happens...a new style of internet, somewhat of a pepsi vs coke thing, would happen.
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11-04-2008, 03:45 PM #17
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It is the last mile they are butt raping folks on.
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11-04-2008, 03:46 PM #18
funny thinking about it!!! people cant drive anymore because of the price of gas!!! (wait a month it will be back up again, gas is only cheep because of the election) so they sit inside "staycation" AKA look at "stuff" (mostly ls1.com) on the internet... what seams like the logical thing to do??? charge them internet overages. Can't wait to see x-box and plays station come with coin slots on the sides of them... 1$ for 10 minutes!!! I CAN GO ON! (I GET A KICK OUT OF PISSING OUTSIDE NOW, BECAUSE NO ONES GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR WATTER!!!)
we don't have a well?Last edited by Rob00Taws6; 11-04-2008 at 03:48 PM.
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11-04-2008, 03:49 PM #19
well, it all came from charging minutes of internet usage....so, it's some other kind of control over the internet as before.
Try AOL 7.0!!!! With 1,500 free minutes!!!
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11-04-2008, 03:51 PM #20
Kinda like how they were going to charge per email. Never panned out, did it?
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