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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    It's all fun and games until Derek signs agreements with cell providers to monetize the traffic here.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,051 Founders Club
    Derek should be rolling in money for his service here
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    Derek should be rolling in money for his service here

    Derek likes to service his clients.
  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club

    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.

    Commies gonna commie. You are free to choose any ISP you want.
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    2001400ex said:

    Derek should be rolling in money for his service here

    Derek likes to service his clients.
    God damn. Shut the fuck up.
  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113
    PurpleJ said:

    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.

    Commies gonna commie. You are free to choose any ISP you want.
    As long as it's the one or two you are able to choose from.
  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    PurpleJ said:

    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.

    Commies gonna commie. You are free to choose any ISP you want.
    ISPs are utilities. Hth. Now that we've allowed unelected idiots to fuck up the internet, maybe we should try the same experiment with water companies and electric companies. Better start digging in your pockets for that chump change you earned sucking off Ajit Pai. You can use it to pay the extortion fees to bring your water delivery back up to normal speed.
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    Berkeley Free Net Cooperative just needs more tim to get their own fiber in.
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    The internet is not a public utility and should not be treated as such.

    You like to think that making it a government sanctioned monopoly will improve service levels and encourage competition. That's what you like to do. Commie.
  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    PurpleJ said:

    The internet is not a public utility and should not be treated as such.

    You like to think that making it a government sanctioned monopoly will improve service levels and encourage competition. That's what you like to do. Commie.

    Disagree. It's become an essential part of daily life. It's the primary source of information and people rely on it for their jerbs. Please to be explaining HOW THE FUCK allowing ISP UTILITIES to speed up or slow down your access to certain sites on the net will spur innovation, help consumers and not harm free speech?

    Don't bother answering those questions, because you can't. It's rhetorical.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    PurpleJ said:

    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.

    Commies gonna commie. You are free to choose any ISP you want.
    As long as it's the one or two you are able to choose from.
    So wouldn't our law makers be better off deregulating IP providers and opening up the field? Competition delivers better results than regulation

    Iron law
    That's not what this does.

    HTH
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club

    PurpleJ said:

    The internet is not a public utility and should not be treated as such.

    You like to think that making it a government sanctioned monopoly will improve service levels and encourage competition. That's what you like to do. Commie.

    Disagree. It's become an essential part of daily life. It's the primary source of information and people rely on it for their jerbs. Please to be explaining HOW THE FUCK allowing ISP UTILITIES to speed up or slow down your access to certain sites on the net will spur innovation, help consumers and not harm free speech?

    Don't bother answering those questions, because you can't. It's rhetorical.
    They can do whatever they want. They paid the upfront costs to provide the service and can monetize it however they see fit. They are then free to use their profits to expand their reach and provide service to more areas and customers. Or not. The flip side is that they have to compete with other ISPs for customers, and are held in check by the market's demand for quality service at the lowest price possible. You, the paying customer, have the option of choosing whichever provider you feel is best or fucking off to the public library or McDonalds to get it for free.

    Fuck. WTGWT now more than ever.
  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113

    PurpleJ said:

    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.

    Commies gonna commie. You are free to choose any ISP you want.
    As long as it's the one or two you are able to choose from.
    So wouldn't our law makers be better off deregulating IP providers and opening up the field? Competition delivers better results than regulation

    Iron law
    There was nothing stifling competition before today other than it's really expensive to lay fiber. What changed today that is going to all new cable companies to enter the market?
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,051 Founders Club
    2001400ex said:

    PurpleJ said:

    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.

    Commies gonna commie. You are free to choose any ISP you want.
    As long as it's the one or two you are able to choose from.
    So wouldn't our law makers be better off deregulating IP providers and opening up the field? Competition delivers better results than regulation

    Iron law
    That's not what this does.

    HTH
    No one said it did moron
  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    Learn from the idiots that came before you, or repeat their mistakes.

    "Portugal's internet shows us a world without net neutrality, and it's ugly"

    latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-portugal-internet-20171127-story.html
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,051 Founders Club

    PurpleJ said:

    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.

    Commies gonna commie. You are free to choose any ISP you want.
    As long as it's the one or two you are able to choose from.
    So wouldn't our law makers be better off deregulating IP providers and opening up the field? Competition delivers better results than regulation

    Iron law
    There was nothing stifling competition before today other than it's really expensive to lay fiber. What changed today that is going to all new cable companies to enter the market?
    How come when I moved to Riverside I was told who my wireless provider was instead of being able to choose? Serious question

    If I don't like a company I LEAVE. I don't see the option to do so at this point

    J said

    They can do whatever they want. They paid the upfront costs to provide the service and can monetize it however they see fit. They are then free to use their profits to expand their reach and provide service to more areas and customers. Or not. The flip side is that they have to compete with other ISPs for customers, and are held in check by the market's demand for quality service at the lowest price possible. You, the paying customer, have the option of choosing whichever provider you feel is best or fucking off to the public library or McDonalds to get it for free.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    PurpleJ said:

    PurpleJ said:

    The internet is not a public utility and should not be treated as such.

    You like to think that making it a government sanctioned monopoly will improve service levels and encourage competition. That's what you like to do. Commie.

    Disagree. It's become an essential part of daily life. It's the primary source of information and people rely on it for their jerbs. Please to be explaining HOW THE FUCK allowing ISP UTILITIES to speed up or slow down your access to certain sites on the net will spur innovation, help consumers and not harm free speech?

    Don't bother answering those questions, because you can't. It's rhetorical.
    They can do whatever they want. They paid the upfront costs to provide the service and can monetize it however they see fit. They are then free to use their profits to expand their reach and provide service to more areas and customers. Or not. The flip side is that they have to compete with other ISPs for customers, and are held in check by the market's demand for quality service at the lowest price possible. You, the paying customer, have the option of choosing whichever provider you feel is best or fucking off to the public library or McDonalds to get it for free.

    Fuck. WTGWT now more than ever.
    It would be different if people had a choice of more than 2 ISPs. I get 2, century Link at 12 Mbps or Comcast at 150 Mbps but $85 a month.

    But nice work sucking big business dick at our expense.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,051 Founders Club
    And I didn't say the change today has anything to do with competition I said we need competition
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    Portugal? Portugal is in the heavily regulated EU and is a socialist nation. I would be willing to bet that laying fiber is even more expensive there than it is here. Seems like you get what you pay for no matter what.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,051 Founders Club
    2001400ex said:

    PurpleJ said:

    PurpleJ said:

    The internet is not a public utility and should not be treated as such.

    You like to think that making it a government sanctioned monopoly will improve service levels and encourage competition. That's what you like to do. Commie.

    Disagree. It's become an essential part of daily life. It's the primary source of information and people rely on it for their jerbs. Please to be explaining HOW THE FUCK allowing ISP UTILITIES to speed up or slow down your access to certain sites on the net will spur innovation, help consumers and not harm free speech?

    Don't bother answering those questions, because you can't. It's rhetorical.
    They can do whatever they want. They paid the upfront costs to provide the service and can monetize it however they see fit. They are then free to use their profits to expand their reach and provide service to more areas and customers. Or not. The flip side is that they have to compete with other ISPs for customers, and are held in check by the market's demand for quality service at the lowest price possible. You, the paying customer, have the option of choosing whichever provider you feel is best or fucking off to the public library or McDonalds to get it for free.

    Fuck. WTGWT now more than ever.
    It would be different if people had a choice of more than 2 ISPs. I get 2, century Link at 12 Mbps or Comcast at 150 Mbps but $85 a month.

    But nice work sucking big business dick at our expense.
    So you agree with me that the lack of competition is the issue

    Good start for you
  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113
    PurpleJ said:

    PurpleJ said:

    The internet is not a public utility and should not be treated as such.

    You like to think that making it a government sanctioned monopoly will improve service levels and encourage competition. That's what you like to do. Commie.

    Disagree. It's become an essential part of daily life. It's the primary source of information and people rely on it for their jerbs. Please to be explaining HOW THE FUCK allowing ISP UTILITIES to speed up or slow down your access to certain sites on the net will spur innovation, help consumers and not harm free speech?

    Don't bother answering those questions, because you can't. It's rhetorical.
    They can do whatever they want. They paid the upfront costs to provide the service and can monetize it however they see fit. They are then free to use their profits to expand their reach and provide service to more areas and customers. Or not. The flip side is that they have to compete with other ISPs for customers, and are held in check by the market's demand for quality service at the lowest price possible. You, the paying customer, have the option of choosing whichever provider you feel is best or fucking off to the public library or McDonalds to get it for free.

    Fuck. WTGWT now more than ever.
    Disagree. We paid for it.
  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    PurpleJ said:

    PurpleJ said:

    The internet is not a public utility and should not be treated as such.

    You like to think that making it a government sanctioned monopoly will improve service levels and encourage competition. That's what you like to do. Commie.

    Disagree. It's become an essential part of daily life. It's the primary source of information and people rely on it for their jerbs. Please to be explaining HOW THE FUCK allowing ISP UTILITIES to speed up or slow down your access to certain sites on the net will spur innovation, help consumers and not harm free speech?

    Don't bother answering those questions, because you can't. It's rhetorical.
    Electric and water companies can do whatever they want. They paid the upfront costs to provide the service and can monetize it however they see fit. They are then free to use their profits to expand their reach and provide service to more areas and customers. Or not. The flip side is that they don't have to compete with other electric and water companies for customers because they are the only game in town, and are held in check by the necessary evil of regulation. You, the paying customer, do not have the option of choosing whichever provider you feel is best or fucking off to the public library or McDonalds to drink water and charge your ipad.


    Fuck. I'm a fucking idiot. now more than ever.
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club

    PurpleJ said:

    PurpleJ said:

    The internet is not a public utility and should not be treated as such.

    You like to think that making it a government sanctioned monopoly will improve service levels and encourage competition. That's what you like to do. Commie.

    Disagree. It's become an essential part of daily life. It's the primary source of information and people rely on it for their jerbs. Please to be explaining HOW THE FUCK allowing ISP UTILITIES to speed up or slow down your access to certain sites on the net will spur innovation, help consumers and not harm free speech?

    Don't bother answering those questions, because you can't. It's rhetorical.
    They can do whatever they want. They paid the upfront costs to provide the service and can monetize it however they see fit. They are then free to use their profits to expand their reach and provide service to more areas and customers. Or not. The flip side is that they have to compete with other ISPs for customers, and are held in check by the market's demand for quality service at the lowest price possible. You, the paying customer, have the option of choosing whichever provider you feel is best or fucking off to the public library or McDonalds to get it for free.

    Fuck. WTGWT now more than ever.
    Disagree. We paid for it.
    Sounds like the government is your problem. Thanks for agreeing with me.
  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    PurpleJ said:

    Portugal? Portugal is in the heavily regulated EU and is a socialist nation. I would be willing to bet that laying fiber is even more expensive there than it is here. Seems like you get what you pay for no matter what.

    What's your point? If laying fiber is more expensive there, it only reinforces my argument that ISPs should be regarded as utilities. The competition argument falls flat. The cost of entering that market, laying fiber, etc. is way too high for people to expect completion to flourish.
  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113

    PurpleJ said:

    This was easily the most retarded policy under Trump. Makes zero sense, hurts consumers, does NOTHING to spur innovation as claimed, and opens the door for abuse by ISPs.

    Commies gonna commie. You are free to choose any ISP you want.
    As long as it's the one or two you are able to choose from.
    So wouldn't our law makers be better off deregulating IP providers and opening up the field? Competition delivers better results than regulation

    Iron law
    There was nothing stifling competition before today other than it's really expensive to lay fiber. What changed today that is going to all new cable companies to enter the market?
    How come when I moved to Riverside I was told who my wireless provider was instead of being able to choose? Serious question

    If I don't like a company I LEAVE. I don't see the option to do so at this point

    Yeah that sucks, though most people are in similar situations. You still aren't going to magically get more ISPs to choose from now. Your ISP will get more revenue though, so good for them I guess.