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Bengus81

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16. LOL....If nothing is going to change then why repeal Net Neutrality yesterday?

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 12:41 PM

Dec 2017

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Bet your arse things are going to change but of course not over night. This could be tied up in court for a good part of 2018. But if it's later repealed the price for HSI will go through the roof,BS surcharges and endless fees. I agree with some others,this is PAYBACK for cutting the cable TV cord and going strictly streaming.

Competition is rare NOW,in a couple of years it will be non-existent in high population areas--the big boys don't care about the few living out in the sticks,hell let someone else blow the money to serve those few,they won't fight it and it lets them claim they don't have a monopoly.

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What does the end of net neutrality mean to sites like DU? [View all] Botany Dec 2017 OP

Prediction: nothing brooklynite Dec 2017 #1

it will cost more to access it so fewer people to use it Stargazer99 Dec 2017 #5

Evidence? brooklynite Dec 2017 #23

nothing snooper2 Dec 2017 #2

Likely not much. Caliman73 Dec 2017 #3

sites can be closed to access according to this destroying of net neutrality Stargazer99 Dec 2017 #9

Yes they can. But why would DU? Caliman73 Dec 2017 #13

You want to bet? Stargazer99 Dec 2017 #17

Sure. If you are right then you can say, "I told you so". Caliman73 Dec 2017 #19

Not very much. MineralMan Dec 2017 #4

There is much more to Net Neutrality than just speed or throttling concerns. LonePirate Dec 2017 #14

I'll wait and see what happens. MineralMan Dec 2017 #15

In the short term, you're probably right. Longer term, Hortensis Dec 2017 #33

How long do you think it will take before they realize it? Stargazer99 Dec 2017 #18

The Portugal myth onenote Dec 2017 #25

Just another example of Snopes going down the toilet kcr Dec 2017 #28

Thank you for that. Demit Dec 2017 #29

It didn't dispose of it. Snopes is wrong here. kcr Dec 2017 #30

Well, thanks for another view to consider, but I think Snopes' conclusion isn't wrong. Demit Dec 2017 #31

I guess I just think the wait and see approach makes no sense. kcr Dec 2017 #32

It's not what I'm suggesting. It's what the article says. Demit Dec 2017 #38

Almost certainly nothing bearsfootball516 Dec 2017 #6

It seems that many states and orgs are suing to prevent this. panader0 Dec 2017 #7

i hope you are right Stargazer99 Dec 2017 #11

Not much if any at all, but will it impact the free porn sites? Hoyt Dec 2017 #8

The cablecos sell tiered service. That's what they know. C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #10

The cost barrier to being an ISP is massive fescuerescue Dec 2017 #21

Potential good guys C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #24

Most likely, nothing. Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2017 #12

LOL....If nothing is going to change then why repeal Net Neutrality yesterday? Bengus81 Dec 2017 #16

Because the change will at least start with high bandwith sites, mythology Dec 2017 #22

NN regulation didn't keep the companies from raising their prices onenote Dec 2017 #27

Chat board, even popular ones fescuerescue Dec 2017 #20

YUM!! Those are actually made in a town near me...go into the candy store and.. samnsara Dec 2017 #26

Nothing at all Lee-Lee Dec 2017 #34

Orange Hitler only wants to roll back the Obama era regulation treestar Dec 2017 #35

People seem awfully fast to say nothing will happen. Vinca Dec 2017 #36

Many of our users seem to massively overestimate Codeine Dec 2017 #37