Net Neutrality
I don’t know whether net neutrality is getting serious right now or not, but I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about it. It’s kind of confusing to me… From what I understand, net neutrality basically means consumers (thats me and you) are free to use the internet as we wish through whatever service provider we decide to use. If we go for the same package, we get the same speed for the same webpages, no matter whether we use it for BitTorrent, youtube, or just email. It’s freedom at it’s best.
Those that are against neutrality are those big communication companies who have tons of supporters and people that give them big money. Those people that give them lots of money get fast websites, fast connections… fast everything. Those that don’t give them lots of money get slow connections and websites.
Now, seeing that I’m a ultra geek who likes to watch videos, download tons of stuff, write blogs (duh) and whatnot, obviously I’m for net neutrality and internet freedom. I don’t want to have to pay some big company who already has too much money, some of my cash that I need to save because Im a poor ass college student. I don’t want my favorite podcasters having to pay a larger fee for their internet connection so they can keep their current bandwidths.
The internet started free, and it should remain free (once you’ve payed your monthly bill, of course).
Check out Amber Mac’s video blog about her view on net neutrality in Canada.
And here’s 90 day Tania and her friends talking about net neutrality in Europe.
April 15 2008 08:00 pm | News and Podcasts and e-life and technology
April 27th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
ive noticed net neutrality being used it a bucnh of different ways lately. the above is one such way. another example is that everyone on the customer end still pays the same amount and then if websites want to have a fast connection with that provider they have to pay a fee to the provider basically doubling the isps profits. Its alll bullshit either way. GO OPEN INTERNET.