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evan · 01-14-2014, 05:30 PM

This is bad news for all of us..

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...441593462.html

Edit:
A good article on The Verge about this:
http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/1/15...f-the-internet

Frost · 01-14-2014, 05:42 PM

I wouldn't call it goodbye Internet though it is a ruling that I shake my head at.

evan · 01-14-2014, 05:53 PM

I watched personal computing and the internet rise and morph over the years from nothing. I'm a techie/IT guy/engineer. 80's child. This is a big deal and unless there is an intervention into this ruling, the internet as people currently know it will never be the same. Never mind the economical impact to the end users.

Rayme · 01-14-2014, 06:53 PM

This would only affect the USA eh. We're all getting screwed over here right now with stupendous pricing for broadband and cell/wireless internet. My 50$ per month DSL can't even stream netflix at 480p.

But hey, we can't honestly be surprised that yet another service will cost more money, and as usual, we're not obligated to buy into it. Shitty ruling nonetheless.

pcporo · 01-14-2014, 06:53 PM

so maybe it's "Goodbye websites that don't pay to not be throttled"?

evan · 01-14-2014, 07:01 PM

This is not just about throttling. The most serious threat is around content control.

Internet service providers should not be in the business of regulating content. Why stop there? The potential for abuse is very high.

rice_classic · 01-14-2014, 08:15 PM

I think these images give you an idea of a non-neutral internet... Do you like how you pay for cable TV? Apply that logic to the internet:

rice_classic · 01-14-2014, 08:17 PM

I think there may be a future in VPN technology. I said it here first... I'm going to be pissed in a few years when the stock of foreign based companies that offer stateside VPN service go through the roof.

Shagaliscious · 01-14-2014, 08:25 PM

Looks like I might have to start paying for xvideos...heh, oh well.

sklimo · 01-14-2014, 09:12 PM

So no more free porn?

kALMIGHTY · 01-14-2014, 09:19 PM

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sklimo · 01-14-2014, 09:26 PM

LMAO

SoCal909 · 01-14-2014, 09:55 PM

the problem is, that the old fucks who make the rules have no idea how the internet works

ZionsWrath · 01-14-2014, 09:56 PM

Shit, I'm gonna have to start talking to girls now?

Well at least I already bought my fleshlight...

Wonder what this would mean for torrent sites/users

01-14-2014, 05:30 PM	#1
evan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: fr-s Location: pdx Posts: 546 Thanks: 396 Thanked 202 Times in 129 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Goodbye Internet This is bad news for all of us.. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...441593462.html Edit: A good article on The Verge about this: http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/1/15...f-the-internet Last edited by evan; 01-16-2014 at 06:20 AM.

01-14-2014, 06:53 PM	#4
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This would only affect the USA eh. We're all getting screwed over here right now with stupendous pricing for broadband and cell/wireless internet. My 50$ per month DSL can't even stream netflix at 480p. But hey, we can't honestly be surprised that yet another service will cost more money, and as usual, we're not obligated to buy into it. Shitty ruling nonetheless. __________________ \| Roof wrap thread

01-14-2014, 07:01 PM	#6
evan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: fr-s Location: pdx Posts: 546 Thanks: 396 Thanked 202 Times in 129 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Goodbye Internet This is not just about throttling. The most serious threat is around content control. Internet service providers should not be in the business of regulating content. Why stop there? The potential for abuse is very high.

01-14-2014, 08:15 PM	#7
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I think these images give you an idea of a non-neutral internet... Do you like how you pay for cable TV? Apply that logic to the internet: __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

01-14-2014, 08:17 PM	#8
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I think there may be a future in VPN technology. I said it here first... I'm going to be pissed in a few years when the stock of foreign based companies that offer stateside VPN service go through the roof. __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

01-14-2014, 05:53 PM	#3
evan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: fr-s Location: pdx Posts: 546 Thanks: 396 Thanked 202 Times in 129 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I watched personal computing and the internet rise and morph over the years from nothing. I'm a techie/IT guy/engineer. 80's child. This is a big deal and unless there is an intervention into this ruling, the internet as people currently know it will never be the same. Never mind the economical impact to the end users.

01-14-2014, 09:55 PM	#13
SoCal909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ 6MT Location: IE Posts: 274 Thanks: 162 Thanked 183 Times in 98 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	the problem is, that the old fucks who make the rules have no idea how the internet works

01-14-2014, 09:56 PM	#14
ZionsWrath Thanks Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 5,989 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,498 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Shit, I'm gonna have to start talking to girls now? Well at least I already bought my fleshlight... Wonder what this would mean for torrent sites/users

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