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Here’s a good example that I cannot prove, but is interesting all the same. I have Directv and Century link for internet. Everything works fine streaming on demand content. I move to a new house in 2014 and have to switch to Comcast for internet. Directv on demand streaming no longer works because the connection keeps getting killed by Comcast. I call dtv asking for help, they say talk to your ISP, the dtv equipment is working fine. I talk to Comcast and they say your connection is fine talk to dtv. Their equipment isn’t working.
I am mysteriously unable to use on demand through dtv until early 2015 when it magically starts working again. Is it coincidence that this is around the same time the net neutrality laws came into place? Possibly. If it stops working again in the next few months then I will probably have my answer. It’s not very hard to believe that, if legally allowed to do so, Comcast would prevent a competitor’s service from being used. I don’t want Comcast tv but my only other option for internet is 1.5Mbps DSL. Internet access should be viewed as a utility and regulated as such. It’s funny to me that net neutrality is billed as anti-free market. It feels the opposite to me and I am a pretty big fan of free markets. |
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But ISPs say that don't plan on doing that, and when it comes to customer care and trustworthiness, who beats cable companies? No one. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
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I wonder when we will see Apple buy their first network company? It would make sense given their aspirations as a content provider. They have lots of cash and will need unfettered access for all the people using their devices and services. It fits apple’s modus operandi perfectly too. Vertical integration and complete control over all facets of the user experience.
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Learn how to use it. Most likely you would have seen alot of dropped, resent, or rejected packets during your On Demand problem times. I wouldn't be surprised at all that Comcast was bandwidth shaping and your dtv was getting hind tit for that time. |
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12-15-2017, 12:19 PM | #102 |
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This just in.... Trump Jr cussed his preschool teacher out when he was 3.... Somebody has a video
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Some people drive Expensive cars , Some people drive Pintos ... If you can't afford the expensive car, Don't buy it... Simple
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Isn't that already in place? I'm sure I already pay more than most. What you're talking about is raising the price and ****ing with content and shaping what people look at.
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