bandwidth isn't unlimited. if certain people aren't throttled then it slows it down for everyone else.

jesus you people are either stupid or selfish I don't know anymore.

>>8278007

Most people aren't eating up bandwith by ridiculous amounts. Besides wanting to charge us more, what if they decide to go with stateful packet inspections? They'd basically be looking at what you're browsing then. Let them do one thing and they will grow bolder and more brazen.

>>8278007
>>8278097

I could understand charging a flat rate after a certain amount of bandwidth, but it would have to be a reasonably high amount before they start applying the flat rate, so they don't shaft the everyday guy.

It would put a bit of a limit on the piracy trade, as well.

>>8278171
well yeah Comcast fucking BLOWS but net neutrality is just dumb

shit I don't want to end up like fucking Britain.

>>8278007
For every one who uses a fuckload of bandwidth, 100 people barely use any. Most people get on their computer to check facebook/myspace/chat on msn a bit.

>>8278097
why would comcast care?

>Comcast wants to force us to pay for the amount of bandwith we use.
Oh no! Someone wants us to pay for commodities! Boo!

Hey, did you hear? Grocery stores want to force you to pay for the amount of food you eat!

I'm all for Net Neutrality because restricted net access by content is a form of censorship, but you need to stop being such a faggot. The cost of internet access, though, is not the same thing.

>>8278231
which is why you get the cheapest plan...

Comcast was throttling bittorrent speeds, because on a cable network everyone in an area shares the same bandwidth. One faggot downloading every episode of Sailor Moon can decimate speeds for everyone else.

Other providers such as Verizon don't have this problem.

The court case was about whether the FCC had the authority to tell Comcast to stop doing that, and you'd better be DAMN GLAD Comcast won. Do you want the same superbowl nippleslip FCC regulating the internet? Look how they've shit up network television and radio and then come tell me that you want them regulating the internet too.

>>8278231
bullshit. almost everybody downloads all of their (legal) music off of iTunes.

leaked comcast payment scheme.

New Zealand only as one plan with unlimited bandwidth.

You can choose unlimited but slow speeds, or bandwidth cap but with faster speeds.

America sucks

>>8278303

Are you fucking kidding? There are THOUSANDS of internet providers in America, that provide unlimited access to the internet at god-like speeds, for no extra cost. The company I'm with provides such services.
Comcast is just one company, and a shitty one at that, that wanted to regulate costs because they're running low on business.

Fuck off you faggot monkey, shit, even the ausfailians dont like you fuckers.

>>8278401
comcast owns the infrastructure of those companies

>>8278415
No they don't/ Free market.

>>8278415
Comcast is not a monopoly. There are plenty of other networks across the country, and several in any area that is not the middle of nowhere.

>>8278455
are you some kind of retard

do you understand how net infrastructure works?

comcast is going to do away with all the competition, please take that to heart.

>>8278296
looks pretty bad
not surprised really
comcast is garbage unrivaled
everyone I've known with their service has had problems
and multiple cable boxes suddenly stop working properly
their customer service is shit, too
just try to cancel your subscription sometime
strap in
it'll be a long argument

GODDAMNIT

I SWITCHED FROM AT&T TO COMCAST YESTERDAY

RAGING SO MOTHERFUCKING HARD

as long as they are not starting a trend among internet providers, im going to be thinking elsewhere

>>8278519
why would -anyone- switch to Comcast? AT&T is bad but Comcast is the fucking worst

Even if every ISP in the country starts doing this, they'll just have "unlimited bandwidth" plans anyway the same way that phone companies offer unlimited calling, texting and data packages. Then when every major company does that, it'll come down to having the cheapest price and the fastest speeds. Even if this does effect the prices we pay, it'll only be for a few years and then it'll go back to the way it is now, with the possibility of some companies offering faster speeds cheaper than they are now.

Chill the fuck out, guys.

>>8278559
Which is the best? I use university internet right now, but I'm wondering what the best provider is for when I have to pay for my own internet.

>>8278617
FiOS if you can get it.

>>8278401
>Doesn't know what collusions or local monopolies are