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Yep. I got mine as a promotion from verizon. They just sent it to me and instantly made me one very happy customer.
Yep. I got mine as a promotion from verizon. They just sent it to me and instantly made me one very happy customer.
I don't care about tablets given by ISPs, since I can buy one if I need it. And I'd rather buy one which I need and which I can customize, not one which the carrier tries to give me with all kind of junk preinstalled (and which most probably comes with a locked bootloader, so no luck with installing other operating systems there). However getting a service you need is not always an option. Competition for ISPs means lower pirces for higher bandwidth, decent customer support, no contracts and no data caps.
And by the way, about Verizon - they are known to cause all kind of problems for tablets which "aren't authorized" (i.e. tablets with 3G/LTE connectivity). Just search for subjects like Nexus 7 not working on Verizon. I.e. if you get it from them - OK, but try connecting your own tablet - you can be out of luck. Such weirdness is unheard of in Europe.
And by the way, about Verizon - they are known to cause all kind of problems for tablets which "aren't authorized" (i.e. tablets with 3G/LTE connectivity). Just search for subjects like Nexus 7 not working on Verizon. I.e. if you get it from them - OK, but try connecting your own tablet - you can be out of luck. Such weirdness is unheard of in Europe.
"Last Week Tonight" explains net neutrality in simple terms:
Those who want to file a comment to FCC can do it here: https://www.dearfcc.org (the official FCC site is overloaded).
Those who want to file a comment to FCC can do it here: https://www.dearfcc.org (the official FCC site is overloaded).
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Satirical site created by Bittorrent (company) which shows how ISP service might look like without being restricted by net neutrality: http://jointhefastlane.com
Went into a 120-day comment period back on May 15. So the FCC will do nothing but listen to advocates and lobbyists until mid-September, then probably do nothing because then it will be only a month and a half until elections. I wouldn't expect any real action until next year.
At least they're listening and doing nothing, rather than trying to cram the "fast lane" proposal through.
Some unexpected push for net neutrality from Ford, Visa, UPS and Bank of America:
http://www.businessweek.com/article...ty-ford-ups-visa-and-bofa-lobby-fcc-in-secret
http://www.businessweek.com/article...ty-ford-ups-visa-and-bofa-lobby-fcc-in-secret
How can ISPs have 97% profit margin?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kushnick/time-warner-cables-97-pro_b_6591916.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-kushnick/time-warner-cables-97-pro_b_6591916.html
Good god, if that it right and not how certain numbers are being skewed, then we really do pay too much for okay internet.
@shinobi2u : We surely are usually paying too much for too little when it comes to Internet access. 
For example Google Fiber (which is available only in a very few places so far) offers symmetrical 1 Gbit/s for $70 per month. And they say their service is profitable. Most providers offer way way less bandwidth and often for higher prices. I'd gladly pay $70 for a gigabit connection, but nothing like that exists in my area.
One question though which that article is ignoring is how much money is spent on expanding / upgrading the network. Those expenses are substantial. But given that most current ISPs practically stagnate and don't upgrade anything (Verizon and AT&T practically stopped upgrading their DSL to fiber optics) you can bet they are making huge profits with minimal expenses.
For example Google Fiber (which is available only in a very few places so far) offers symmetrical 1 Gbit/s for $70 per month. And they say their service is profitable. Most providers offer way way less bandwidth and often for higher prices. I'd gladly pay $70 for a gigabit connection, but nothing like that exists in my area.One question though which that article is ignoring is how much money is spent on expanding / upgrading the network. Those expenses are substantial. But given that most current ISPs practically stagnate and don't upgrade anything (Verizon and AT&T practically stopped upgrading their DSL to fiber optics) you can bet they are making huge profits with minimal expenses.
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@shinobi2u : We surely are usually paying too much for too little when it comes to Internet access.
Here in Central Europe Master Area 1Gbps goes as low as 19 €/month with all cities and even smaller towns being covered.
Not that I shall speak of such things as a village peasant I am, with my prehistoric microwave transmitted 6Mbps jokenection. :teeth:
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I'm not surprised. In many places in Europe network cables are "unbundled", i.e. there is a requirement for companies which own them to let competitors use them for offering Internet service. It naturally results in higher quality, more competition and lower prices. I wish something like that would be done in US, but even what's happening now is a step in the right direction. Hopefully unbundling will the second step.
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A satirical video about how cable TV companies sell channels in bundles (which should be normally prevented by anti-trust laws which forbid product tying, but in practice happens regardless).
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Elon Musk plans to create a low orbit satellite ISP and offer gigabit bandwidth worldwide:
That's going to give all these Comcasts and Verizons a good kick.
That's going to give all these Comcasts and Verizons a good kick.
EU passes crippled Net Neutrality legislation which allows all kind of Net Neutrality violations by ISPs:
https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netne...new-net-neutrality-protections-are-joke.shtml
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...lity-but-against-loophole-killing-amendments/
https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netne...new-net-neutrality-protections-are-joke.shtml
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...lity-but-against-loophole-killing-amendments/