ISP's confirm '2012: The Year The Internet Ends'

[Mangle]

I Power
Don't care about Net Neutrality yet? You will now.

[NinjaBoy]

What ISP confirmed this? Telus?

Because the site is referencing a list of mobile web pages. These really aren't part of the internet as we know it. They are part of a cellphone network. This is hardly confirmation of what they are showing:



The entire article does not have a single source, or name. So it's a little hard to take this as face value. The video doesn't reference anything as well. It just says industry insiders. Also, they said most major ISP's are planning on doing this. This is a problem for two reasons:

One: AOL did this and failed miserably. It was considered one of the worst business models.

Two: If a single ISP kept the current model rather then switching over to this "you only have access to 60 web pages". It would destroy the competition in a matter of weeks.

Net netrality is important, but this is one of the worst sites to reference.

[Phrenetic]

the internet is owned by no one, i love the nets. ill die for it, serious!

[stringbeans]

yeah, telus is charging people for data bandwidth on their phones... much like every cellular provider out there. like chris said, it's only referencing wireless access to the web where it is normal for a provider to charge for bandwidth

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

If a single ISP kept the current model rather then switching over to this "you only have access to 60 web pages". It would destroy the competition in a matter of weeks.

Yeah, but that's like saying "if one gas station decided to price their fuels affordably, it would destroy the competition in a matter of weeks." It's true in theory, but it's been fixed. There are no more gas wars, and there may soon be no free internet if we don't watch this type of sh!t. That said, it's definitely not the best article I've ever read. Do you have some better ones you'd like to contribute?

[sNyx]

Coming soon: superfast internet - Times Online

[Phrenetic]

OMFG the terrorist use the internet to attack the USA and stuff.

i swear to god the majority of people need helmets.

[Phrenetic]

Originally Posted by My!es

Coming soon: superfast internet - Times Online

1984 lol

[ebbomega]

Not going to happen. What a useless alarmist post.

ISPs can say what they want about the future, as long as there are still people wanting a standard high-speed connection they can hook up their computers to, there will be a company willing to meet that demand. Whoever wrote that blog doesn't understand how the internet works, or they don't understand how business works.

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by Mangle

Yeah, but that's like saying "if one gas station decided to price their fuels affordably, it would destroy the competition in a matter of weeks." It's true in theory, but it's been fixed. There are no more gas wars, and there may soon be no free internet if we don't watch this type of sh!t. That said, it's definitely not the best article I've ever read. Do you have some better ones you'd like to contribute?

Gas is not exactly a good comparison. It is a product, and you are also paying for access to that product. (Fuel and Gas stations)

Internet is simply access to a product. Charging less then your competitors for better access would easily work. (ISP)


Mcleans had a good article a year or so back. It should be on there page, but I don't feel like going through it all though.

[ebbomega]

Gas is a horrible example because it's an industry based on a non-renewable resource.

We're not running out of copper wires anytime soon.

[G3N3R4L]

Originally Posted by My!es

Coming soon: superfast internet - Times Online

that LHC is sweet.. and they are hopefully turning it on this month..

and with thier first firing of it to be done in july... hold on to your butts!

[Phrenetic]

Originally Posted by G3N3R4L

that LHC is sweet.. and they are hopefully turning it on this month..

and with thier first firing of it to be done in july... hold on to your butts!

[fritz]

Originally Posted by Mangle

I Power
Still don't care about Mangle's posts? You still won't.

..fyp

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by fritz

..ieatpiecesofshitlikeyouforbreakfast

You eat pieces of sh!t for breakfast?
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How could they take all this from us?

[rawb]

EVERYONE GET WORKED UP ABOUT THIS ITS TRUE l

[-evil-duerr-]

i think im going to start a business selling survival kits for 2012.

your all going to die, but I can save you. for $39.99

[G3N3R4L]

did they ever turn the LHC on?

im still alive and i was just curious..

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by -evil-duerr-

i think im going to start a business selling survival kits for 2012.
your all going to die, but I can save you. for $39.99

I'll take two!

Seriously, though, I remember this crazy show on after Sport Talk with Dan Russell pimping kits for Y2K back in the day. That dude was tripping.

[sNyx]

I think this I-Power stuff is more shock news then anything. I strongly believe these major companies will move that direction and certainly we have no way to stop it.

If Telus, Bell or any company for that matter wants to push a "limited, safe internet experience" to their customers I'm all for it. Let them market their advertisments like CD's to AOL and hook the average consumer. Then lets all leave the Hamilton's alone for 30 mins while they throw on a Redhot in the basement and rest asured they don't have to worry about little Jane and little Jack surfing "the internet" upstairs. Some of the things I have put on the web I too wouldn't want them to find. lol

There will always be a market for open ISP's outside the big telecom companies. As for mobile internet, the people of Vancouver (or any major city for that matter) need to wise up and start spreading the love of free WiFi access points.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by Mangle

Yeah, but that's like saying "if one gas station decided to price their fuels affordably, it would destroy the competition in a matter of weeks." It's true in theory, but it's been fixed. There are no more gas wars, and there may soon be no free internet if we don't watch this type of sh!t. That said, it's definitely not the best article I've ever read. Do you have some better ones you'd like to contribute?

the internet isnt free anyway homo, you gotta pay an isp for access.

same shit as a data plan for your phone.

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

homo

Well, someone is overcompensating between cross burnings...

[Maurice420]

Who uses the term "homo" these days anyway? I haven't heard that since high school.
I'm gonna bring back "queerbait." It's due for a resurgence.

[ebbomega]

Where you been son?

[GSG9]

queerbait was genius and i hope to shake the hand of whomever said it first.