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How is this legal? They are implying that I can't, for example, watch youtube videos unless I have a 12mbps connection. That's pure bullshit, I can watch youtube videos on freaking 500kb.
Does anyone here understand these kinds of laws? If so, is this legal? Reply
Does anyone here understand these kinds of laws? If so, is this legal? Reply
@Digo: I'm on a 750kb connection because I can't afford $30+ a month. With that said, I download movies, watch youtube, and stream music no problem. It's not instant (I have to wait 15 minutes for 100Mb .rar file or something), and if something requires leaving the computer on overnight, it's not a problem.
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@Digo: Misleading yes, but they're not (and can't) forcing you into those plans/speeds if you use those applications. An aggressive AG or class action might have a fair shake at nailing them for misleading advertising or some such, but then again I'm just guessing about that last bit.
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@Digo: I don't think it really matters if this is legal or not. Who is going to challenge this advertising? I can't think of any potential plaintiffs for a lawsuit over this...
With the 3g coverage tiff, potentially AT&T could have lost revenue and court action was readily sought.
Here, everyone is saying the same thing. You need to spend around $50 to enjoy the interwebs.
The only ISP not singing that tune is Cox, who mainly benefits from the greatest vagueness of any displayed ad, with their 39.99 package probably making the most sense to consumers.
When I think of a lot of the people I know, packages between 20 and 40 make the most sense. I'm sure most would be very content with 1.5-5Mbps connections.
I'm not surprised by this in the least, it's the logical continuation of going after the hungry-hungry-downloaders, who ruin the experience for everyone else. To offset the negative impact on the network, all those one-percenters cause, you need a 15Mbps connection to enjoyably send and receive the 0.03Mbps of information it takes to play Modern Warfare 2 online... among other things...
(for the cite on the bandwidth usage google, dslreports mw2 bandwidth) Reply
With the 3g coverage tiff, potentially AT&T could have lost revenue and court action was readily sought.
Here, everyone is saying the same thing. You need to spend around $50 to enjoy the interwebs.
The only ISP not singing that tune is Cox, who mainly benefits from the greatest vagueness of any displayed ad, with their 39.99 package probably making the most sense to consumers.
When I think of a lot of the people I know, packages between 20 and 40 make the most sense. I'm sure most would be very content with 1.5-5Mbps connections.
I'm not surprised by this in the least, it's the logical continuation of going after the hungry-hungry-downloaders, who ruin the experience for everyone else. To offset the negative impact on the network, all those one-percenters cause, you need a 15Mbps connection to enjoyably send and receive the 0.03Mbps of information it takes to play Modern Warfare 2 online... among other things...
(for the cite on the bandwidth usage google, dslreports mw2 bandwidth) Reply
@Digo: It's not a rule, it's a sales pitch saying trying to scare you into buying the much more expensive plan by putting out that chart.
Example: Technologically challenged soccer mom goes to get TWC. "I want the Lite package... Oh wait what is this chart? Hmm, well little Billy wants to play on his Xbox with his friends, and little Susie reads Facebook a lot. Oh dear, seems I'll need to Turbo package to fit my needs afterall." Reply
Example: Technologically challenged soccer mom goes to get TWC. "I want the Lite package... Oh wait what is this chart? Hmm, well little Billy wants to play on his Xbox with his friends, and little Susie reads Facebook a lot. Oh dear, seems I'll need to Turbo package to fit my needs afterall." Reply
@Digo: Actually, you can't regardless of the speed your paying for if Youtube wants to be a douche and take forever to load a 2 minute video. Even if you give it a few minutes to "buffer" by pausing the video as soon as it starts.
Seriously, am I the only one experiencing issues with Youtube lately? (As in the past month.) Videos take ages to load, then the next day everything is fast and fine again... It happens on my Computer, my iPhone, my mom's iPhone, etc. etc. I'm beginning to wonder if it's just Comcast being Comcast or if it's really Youtube. :/ Reply
Seriously, am I the only one experiencing issues with Youtube lately? (As in the past month.) Videos take ages to load, then the next day everything is fast and fine again... It happens on my Computer, my iPhone, my mom's iPhone, etc. etc. I'm beginning to wonder if it's just Comcast being Comcast or if it's really Youtube. :/ Reply
@Digo: I watch YouTube on 756k DSL and can watch it without having to pause once. Same with Hulu. Not only that, but I don't have shitty internet caps. :D
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