Net Neutrality - Page 2

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@SydneyH wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
What I really wonder is what sites will go for charging access. IMO it's cutting off their nose to spite their face.

Does anyone know?
YouTube is eying access fees I read somewhere.....

@SydneyH

I usually use youtube for music but my daughter got me Amazon music for the year so I'm covered there.

SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

@Noel7 wrote:

@SydneyH

I usually use youtube for music but my daughter got me Amazon music for the year so I'm covered there.

I use it a lot for cooking, fitness and yoga, not sure if I'd be willing to pay for content though.....

Tribesters · ‎03-10-2010

@Noel7

I am leery of it. Isn’t it going to make the internet like cable tv? Instead of paying for channels you have to pay for access to the websites you want? I guess I think things are fine the way they are. Verizon already gets enough of my money. Just leave it alone.

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OfCourse · ‎08-26-2017

Net neutrality has only been in effect for a couple of years, so I'm not sure its repeal will have the effect some expect. I don't think this will affect the consumers in terms of them having to pay for access. It has something to do with the speed with which various players on the Internet operate. I can't say which system is best, but I do know none of this was happening before net neutrality went into effect. This is an extremely complex situation, and I have yet to read a news report that explains it clearly.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@Tribesters wrote:
@Noel7

I am leery of it. Isn’t it going to make the internet like cable tv? Instead of paying for channels you have to pay for access to the websites you want? I guess I think things are fine the way they are. Verizon already gets enough of my money. Just leave it alone.

@Tribesters

It does sound like cable TV. I'm with you, I think things are fine as they are.

I really want to know which sites are considering charging.

evergreen · ‎03-10-2010

I think "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies here.

OfCourse · ‎08-26-2017

@Noel7 Can you give us info about sites charging us to use them because of net neutrality? I haven't heard that this was an issue. It's my understanding that it's a matter between the Internet provider and various players on the Internet. I never pay when a site puts up a pay wall. I pay enough for my service as it is.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@OfCourse wrote:
Net neutrality has only been in effect for a couple of years, so I'm not sure its repeal will have the effect some expect. I don't think this will affect the consumers in terms of them having to pay for access. It has something to do with the speed with which various players on the Internet operate. I can't say which system is best, but I do know none of this was happening before net neutrality went into effect. This is an extremely complex situation, and I have yet to read a news report that explains it clearly.

@OfCourse

Yes, speed and access fees. I don't know what you mean by only in effect for a couple of years. It's always been that way that I know of, with the exception of a brief period of time when a site I like charged and sites like Hulu.

OfCourse · ‎08-26-2017

@Noel7 wrote:
@OfCourse wrote:
Net neutrality has only been in effect for a couple of years, so I'm not su

@Noel7 wrote:
@OfCourse wrote:
Net neutrality has only been in effect for a couple of years, so I'm not sure its repeal will have the effect some expect. I don't think this will affect the consumers in terms of them having to pay for access. It has something to do with the speed with which various players on the Internet operate. I can't say which system is best, but I do know none of this was happening before net neutrality went into effect. This is an extremely complex situation, and I have yet to read a news report that explains it clearly.

@OfCourse

Yes, speed and access fees. I don't know what you mean by only in effect for a couple of years. It's always been that way that I know of, with the exception of a brief period of time when a site I like charged and sites like Hulu.

Can you give us links to articles about the speed and access fees, @Noel7? I've struggled to understand this issue. Net neutrality only went into effect a few years ago, maybe five. It was enacted by the FCC and recently repealed by them.