umbertino Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Decision a major victory for FCC chair and Trump appointee Ajit Pai Critics warn plan will hand control of the web to big cable companies Dominic Rushe in New York and Lauren Gambino in Washington Thursday 14 December 2017 18.20 GMT Vid in link https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/14/net-neutrality-fcc-rules-open-internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonangler Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Yup we are going to be paying more and getting less... Way to stick to the people!!! B/A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleslayer Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hurray! one less thing controlled by big brother! free markets forever! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstoolman1 Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) When it becomes a hastle to use I will revert back to what it was before. I am not a slave to the web. I have enough DVD's and a player that will keep me entertained. I have a shop and plenty of other things to stay busy. I grew up in a time that you learned how to keep ones self busy. I know how to use The Encyclopedia Britanica. They can choke on the WEB. Edited December 15, 2017 by nstoolman1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonangler Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 I saw a breakdown today of other countries without net neutrality. It works like this. You get internet service for a basic cost. Let's just say $50 per month. Then if you want email you pay an additional fee of $10. If you want to use Facebook you pay an additional fee of $10. If you want to stream videos from youtube or Netflix you pay an additional fee... So you see how it works. You will be paying more. If your provider doesn't charge you for Netflix, they will charge Netflix who in turn will raise you subscription fee. If your provider doesn't charge you for email, they will charge your email provider who in turn will charge you for what was once free, or they will make you watch a commercial before you read your email. So either way we the people will be paying more. Like nstoolman1, I grew up without the net and could survive without it. As far as Encyclopedia Britannica I don't think they print those anymore... LOL B/A 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickgold Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 53 minutes ago, bostonangler said: I saw a breakdown today of other countries without net neutrality. It works like this. You get internet service for a basic cost. Let's just say $50 per month. Then if you want email you pay an additional fee of $10. If you want to use Facebook you pay an additional fee of $10. If you want to stream videos from youtube or Netflix you pay an additional fee... So you see how it works. You will be paying more. If your provider doesn't charge you for Netflix, they will charge Netflix who in turn will raise you subscription fee. If your provider doesn't charge you for email, they will charge your email provider who in turn will charge you for what was once free, or they will make you watch a commercial before you read your email. So either way we the people will be paying more. Like nstoolman1, I grew up without the net and could survive without it. As far as Encyclopedia Britannica I don't think they print those anymore... LOL B/A They charge a lot of those fee already. Fee for this a fee for that. Simple solution, don't be their slave, hit them where it hurts, their pockets. Control can be more harmful than good. I'm going to have to agree with Muleslayer, free market. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonangler Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 9 minutes ago, patrickgold said: They charge a lot of those fee already. Fee for this a fee for that. Simple solution, don't be their slave, hit them where it hurts, their pockets. Control can be more harmful than good. I'm going to have to agree with Muleslayer, free market. I pay $50 a month for internet... I don't pay extra for email, youtube, facebook or any other websites I visit. I choose not to pay for Netflix or other subscription services. How would you feel if you had to pay to visit DV? B/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleslayer Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 I DO PAY to visit DV. unlike a lot of liberal opinionated free loaders, foreign and domestic! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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