Sunday, November 13, 2011
Pick your side - Net Neutrality...
Well, as the debate stands, it's either the idea of discriminating against different types of internet (p2p, gaming, voip, etc.) and either banning the different types or charge for services like the wireless providers have done with their data plans (AT&T and Verizon with 2Gb of data limit) or like how Canada has implemented a national limit on their ISP's and to start charging overages. I myself don't like this idea just because I tend to use the internet for streaming music (pandora), streaming video (youtube, netflix, hulu) and even downloading different applications and files (rom's for my android, games, torrents, etc.). I also use internet as my main entertainment source because I don't see the value in spending $100 on cable/dish tv that doesn't show what I want to see. In all honesty, I am very opposed to the idea of segregating the internet and would rather see it remain just how it is.
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I also use the internet as my main source of entertainment for music, movies, and games. I agree that the internet should stay as it is now. One thing that your post made me think of that I had not included in my post is the sheer amount of content and availability of the internet. If it were to undergo large changes involving pricing or biasing, it's availability would decline. People who are living paycheck to paycheck may not have it available. Students would not have the largest learning tool available to them at any time. It would certainly be a shame for any of this to happen.
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