facebook, google, twitter, instagram, etc., are all free to the end user, just as tv and radio were, you just agree to get targeted ads in return. seems like a fair trade. the issue comes down to censorship of the content (and ads?), directly, or indirectly through network neutrality and the like. ethically we should level that through legislation and regulation. any solutions?
more or less - net neutrality by itself does not reduce cost. idiots who pay the inflated costs have more to do with the prices we pay. there's some sunk infrastructure costs, and there's meddling of the local public utility commission, and local government exclusive contracts are also involved. who you vote for locally makes a big difference.
and in the meantime the schmuck is in jail for violating The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), Part III. and if he's guilty of other stuff he's in jail and can't run or commit other crimes.
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facebook, google, twitter, instagram, etc., are all free to the end user, just as tv and radio were, you just agree to get targeted ads in return. seems like a fair trade. the issue comes down to censorship of the content (and ads?), directly, or indirectly through network neutrality and the like. ethically we should level that through legislation and regulation. any solutions?
money can be borrowed - mgt thinks so can s/w talent...
in the UK it's made redundant...
his arms were up!
...making your iPhone 15 even smaller (15 to give it a chance to come into production by then)
gps?
precisely! btw - how many radios in a typical smartphone? 5-6 or more - gps, nfc, cmda/gsm, wifi, bluetooth, hsda, etc., etc.
more or less - net neutrality by itself does not reduce cost. idiots who pay the inflated costs have more to do with the prices we pay. there's some sunk infrastructure costs, and there's meddling of the local public utility commission, and local government exclusive contracts are also involved. who you vote for locally makes a big difference.
too bad will rogers was not around to say that...
i never said you can't - it's just not due to neutrality
i'm not saying that at all - the reason they have cheaper internet has to do with infrastructure and other issues, not neutrality...
regardless - prices go up!
and their service is...revenue optimization...aka price rises
why does 10mb cost $80 in Alaska - but $80 a month buys 150 in Virginia on FIOS?
cheaper and faster is possible, it's just not due to neutrality...
and in the meantime the schmuck is in jail for violating The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), Part III. and if he's guilty of other stuff he's in jail and can't run or commit other crimes.
they are not cheaper and faster because of net neutrality...that's a fantasy
he's toast...at least on that
what are the laws in the uk on this?
let me know how that works out...
can't let att offer directv streaming and now all the time warner cnn tnt content...
it's a perverse form of changing the light levels in the time and motion studies - prices go up no matter what...
both are just cost shifting...prices always go up...you either pay directly or indirectly to netfix verizon comcast etc...
prices always go up regardless...unless you also buy tv...in which case prices go up even more...
ISPs plan to raise prices across the board to pay for neutrality...