U.S. Appeals Court Killed Net Neutrality

[CitizenKain]

What you fail to understand is I will make my money either way.

Well, someone has to mop the floors.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

No kidding, surprise, a libtard wants government to control the Internet and stifle innovation, advancement and service.

Elaborate please? Without the bullshit. Seriously. How does the freedom of interconnectivity stifle innovation, advancement, and service?

I'm beginning to think you work for the Telco's and have no clue what you're really fighting for.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I'm beginning to think you work for the Telco's and have no clue what you're really fighting for.

He claims he does. And what he is fighting has always been clear, himself. He doesn't care what changes are made as long as it makes his position secure and increases his income. His motivations are not well hidden.

 

[DrPizza]

Democrats in both the Senate and House have introduced a bill to restore net neutrality until the FCC takes care of the issue.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57618273-38/new-senate-house-bills-would-restore-net-neutrality/

Democrats have introduced legislation in the US Senate and House of Representatives that will temporarily restore Net neutrality rules to keep the Internet open until the Federal Communications Commission can craft rules of its own that will stand up in court.
The two bills (PDF), which were introduced on Monday, come just weeks after a federal appeals court threw out the FCC's Net neutrality rules on a legal technicality. The FCC had adopted the rules, which were meant to ensure that broadband providers couldn't block access or discriminate against Internet traffic traveling over their connections, in late 2010.
Verizon Communications challenged the rules in court. Last month, the DC circuit court struck down the rules, but the court also rejected Verizon's argument that the FCC does not have authority to regulate the Internet.

My cynical prediction: a lot of Congressmen are going to get a lot of campaign donations from Cable companies & other major ISPs. Of course, this being an election year, this topic seems to be one that the average Joe can understand. It would not be hard to convince the average Joe (Spidey notwithstanding) that any Congressmen voting against it are in the pockets of big business.

 

[RampantAndroid]

Just for Spidey: Clearly, Comcast doesn't want to throttle Netflix, right?

Wrong.

http://mattvukas.com/2014/02/10/comcast-definitely-throttling-netflix-infuriating/

Tunneling all of my traffic through an encrypted VPN, my Netflix is no longer throttled and my bitrate maxes out quickly...

...The IU VPN is SSL encrypted, which means that the details about all traffic sent over it is hidden from Comcast. When I access Netflix over this VPN connection, all Comcast sees is an encrypted stream of data going through their network. They can estimate how much data is moving, but can’t tell that I’m using Netflix, or streaming video for that matter. Therefore, they don’t throttle it.

I've long wanted to hook up my web server to work as an encrypted VPN, and this is just further impetus for me to do it.

 

[BoberFett]

Just for Spidey: Clearly, Comcast doesn't want to throttle Netflix, right?

Wrong.

http://mattvukas.com/2014/02/10/comcast-definitely-throttling-netflix-infuriating/



I've long wanted to hook up my web server to work as an encrypted VPN, and this is just further impetus for me to do it.

Everybody knows that's what's going on, Spidey is just dishonest.

 

[blankslate]

http://www.zdnet.com/netflix-traffic-slowing-on-verizon-fios-7000026500/

A report in the Wall Street Journal states that Netflix traffic on the Verizon FiOS network is slowing. The two companies are in a dispute over who should cover the cost of the considerable bandwidth consumed by the streaming video service. The story confirms other reports from customers recently (such as this one) that Netflix was slower on FiOS than it had been and slower than through non-FiOS connections.

Turns out Net Neutrality may not have been such a bad thing.


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[Pacemaker]

Why not simply let ISPs do QoS based on the type of application, but not on who is serving the data? For example, you can put any restriction you want on streaming video, but you have to apply the same rules to all streaming video (including any you happen to own). This will let them prioritize data based on differences in data, but doesn't let them pick and choose hulu over netflix.

 

[Thebobo]

Don't forget!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...uire-more-competition-cable-industry/ym52vbd4

And pass it around.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Don't forget!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...uire-more-competition-cable-industry/ym52vbd4

And pass it around.

They are 90k signatures away from their goal

 

[BoberFett]

That petition process has been a joke from Day 1, so it doesn't really matter how few signatures it gets. It's nothing but a propaganda site so people think Obama gives a shit what they think.

 

[RampantAndroid]

Why not simply let ISPs do QoS based on the type of application, but not on who is serving the data? For example, you can put any restriction you want on streaming video, but you have to apply the same rules to all streaming video (including any you happen to own). This will let them prioritize data based on differences in data, but doesn't let them pick and choose hulu over netflix.

Wouldn't that be a form of net neutrality?

 

[Thebobo]

That petition process has been a joke from Day 1, so it doesn't really matter how few signatures it gets. It's nothing but a propaganda site so people think Obama gives a shit what they think.

Ok then call and email your representatives then.

 

[Thebobo]

Just for Spidey: Clearly, Comcast doesn't want to throttle Netflix, right?

Wrong.

http://mattvukas.com/2014/02/10/comcast-definitely-throttling-netflix-infuriating/



I've long wanted to hook up my web server to work as an encrypted VPN, and this is just further impetus for me to do it.

All this shit is so depressing, from your link.

Conclusion

Comcast treats their customers like shit, and their Internet service clearly throttles certain kinds of traffic from certain companies. Could this have anything to do with the launch of their new Xfinity Online Streaming service, which doesn’t go against your data caps? Possibly.