I was trying to figure out why my upload for my Cox Communications cable internet connection was very slow (about 5-10k/sec) and I was reading their site for information. On their site, I came across this:
I have never been told this information, nor has this information been given to me. Cox has always told me that I get unlimited access. When I originally signed up, this policy did not exist. Also, it says we get 1500up/128down kbits/sec bandwidth - except that we are not guaranteed that. I do not get near that sometimes for download and I never even get 1/2 that for upload.
Also, the other access, DSL, has about the same policies unless I pay more than $100 a month for access. This is started to get very frustrating because when I need to upload, (not all that often) it takes hours. Can we, as consumers, do anything about the few media corporations limiting our contributions to the Internet?
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This got me thinking.. Should there be government regulations on Internet Providers like there are on telephone, cable, and others? Like, should there be a law that advertised upload and download bandwidth should be guaranteed? Should there be a new branch of the FCC created to regulate ISPs?
Also, is anyone else frightened by the fact that fewer and fewer large corporations are controlling more and more users' access to the Internet? I mean.. on Cox' website, there's instructions for turning off file-sharing in every P2P program. Shouldn't a user be able to make his contribution to the Internet (assuming it's not piracy or anything illegal)? What if ISPs turn into the networks on TV? Like, you have 5 big companies that control 95% of the Internet (in the US)...
I'm so frustrated. I think I should be able to pay $50 a month or so and get a damn decent connection. And I think my upload shouldn't be so damn small compared to my download.
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Also, does anyone know of any other people I can go to besides Bellsouth and Cox for high-speed internet access in Gainesville, FL?
I have never been told this information, nor has this information been given to me. Cox has always told me that I get unlimited access. When I originally signed up, this policy did not exist. Also, it says we get 1500up/128down kbits/sec bandwidth - except that we are not guaranteed that. I do not get near that sometimes for download and I never even get 1/2 that for upload.
Also, the other access, DSL, has about the same policies unless I pay more than $100 a month for access. This is started to get very frustrating because when I need to upload, (not all that often) it takes hours. Can we, as consumers, do anything about the few media corporations limiting our contributions to the Internet?
.....
This got me thinking.. Should there be government regulations on Internet Providers like there are on telephone, cable, and others? Like, should there be a law that advertised upload and download bandwidth should be guaranteed? Should there be a new branch of the FCC created to regulate ISPs?
Also, is anyone else frightened by the fact that fewer and fewer large corporations are controlling more and more users' access to the Internet? I mean.. on Cox' website, there's instructions for turning off file-sharing in every P2P program. Shouldn't a user be able to make his contribution to the Internet (assuming it's not piracy or anything illegal)? What if ISPs turn into the networks on TV? Like, you have 5 big companies that control 95% of the Internet (in the US)...
I'm so frustrated. I think I should be able to pay $50 a month or so and get a damn decent connection. And I think my upload shouldn't be so damn small compared to my download.
.....
Also, does anyone know of any other people I can go to besides Bellsouth and Cox for high-speed internet access in Gainesville, FL?
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