http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/part of me would like to believe that, but how is it any different than watching a video on youtube? like, i dont think that many people would go out and by a slingbox for like $200 and pay another $30 for the app because of the current economic conditions. AT&T just wants our money. like if i have a 5gb cap, why should i have to pay more to tether if the cap is still the same? all in all, screw AT&T.]]>Sep 18th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
Force ATT to and make them suffer because obviously they aren't spending the $80 a month I send them to upgrade their network!]]>Sep 18th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
the government shouldn't be able force AT&T how to use their money!! if customers want to be able to use the internet how they please then go to a different carrier!- OR- start your own network with ZERO regulations and let me know how that goes for you...]]>Sep 18th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
Since AT&T literally refuses to listen to the customers...since they don't have to, as there are no other options for the iPhone and other cellular providers see them making a killing then copy their shitty practices;

- The government SHOULD be able to step in and help out the people against greedy corporations with shitty or just plain unfair business practices.
- They SHOULD be able to ensure AT&T uses OUR money to progress cellular service instead of just cutting huge profits every month with the same shitty, sub-par service and forced limitations just to keep said shitty service just barely chugging along.

- The FCC should also step in and FINALLY say something about us being charged such high fees for the basic service of text messaging, which actually requires little to no extra data transfer and is piggybacked onto the cellphone service we all already pay for.

If you believe corporations like AT&T should be allowed to do as they please with no regulation you're quite naive and frankly deserve to be taken for a ride and milked out of every penny you earn...you probably can't be trusted with the money anyway.

Like it or not, government regulation is about the ONLY way anything would get changed. Even if customers have a problem it's not easy to get out of lengthy contracts and even if they do, there are few options.]]>Sep 18th 2009 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
You sound like a far-right guy trying to call Obama a socialist fascist evil dirty commie dictator...wait, you just contradicted yourself four times.]]>Sep 18th 2009 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
Well then they'll have to build a better network or rework the plans. Right now I am paying for an Unlimited Data plan for my iPhone. But we are far from unlimited in what we can do with that plan. If AT&T can't handle the load, they can get rid of their Unlimited Data plan and make people pay based on usage. Then people wouldn't go berserk and rape the network. I'd prefer that type of plan structure with freedom instead of the current unlimited plan with no freedom.]]>Sep 18th 2009 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 19th 2009 2:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
with a number of other wireless service providers, what dictates that you have to have AT&T? government interferance is always a bad idea... why dont they make verizon lower their prices, or T-MoBILE have 3G everywhere? businesses should be allowed to run them any way they see fit (within the confines of law of course) otherwise it is pure socialism. downrank if you must, it is the truth]]>Sep 19th 2009 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
Sometimes consumers get to have rights too.
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Everything wrong :-(]]>Sep 18th 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 19th 2009 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/from what i've read, it *might* work, but is technically against VZW's TOS and they could basically drop you if they find out you are doing it....

anyone have any insight on this?]]>Sep 18th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 19th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 19th 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
That's the thing though, what have they been doing with my money up till now then?
With my 2 year contract and $30 "unlimited" data plan, they basically allotted me "unlimited" bandwidth for $30.
If they continue adding users to the point where they are out of bandwidth to allot, they need to add bandwidth to take care of additional users.
Using my monthly bill to overcompensate executives and not expand their bandwidth shouldn't be my problem.

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Capitalism.]]>Sep 18th 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
Seriously, Obama appointed the guy, right? I was a little worried htere for a while about how he will handle the Internets, but so far so good.]]>Sep 18th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/I don't disagree with the basic economics, but I don't understand why you think carriers arbitrarily limiting what you use their network for is a GOOD thing for you.]]>Sep 18th 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
I suppose that the glibertarian perspective is to allow the mega-corporations to have all the control they want over their networks. That's fine with me, as long as they return their spectrum and franchise rights and truly compete.]]>Sep 18th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 19th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
I can't believe people pay for AT&T crap. More money for less service. If people refused to buy into the hoopla and go to Verizon, Tmo or Sprint, AT&T would find that its in their best interest not to discriminate and to give more value for the dollar spent on monthly bill.]]>Sep 18th 2009 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
And please somebody bring Verizon FIOS to northwest Houston or a similar service, guess I'll have to do with ATT U-Verse. I hear ATT has bandwidth caps, is it nationwide like fucking Comcast or in some markets like Beaumont? ]]>Sep 18th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
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But now that it is coming... WOOHOO!!!]]>Sep 18th 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/Sep 18th 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/fcc-to-propose-new-net-neutrality-rule-disallowing-data-discrimi/
It is unnecessary to worry about that, Telecom are already charging the max of what people are willing to pay already, it's not like they are charging based on marginal profit. ]]>Sep 18th 2009 5:08PM