by cmptch » Tue 2008 Apr 15 1:21
I have yet to see broadband neutrality. Mediacom, for example, limits the ports used for SMTP. If your outgoing server is not mediacom, you have to at least configure your mail client to send the mail through mediacom. Pain in the butt. Then with your return address set as something else, ATT networks cut you off for spamming withing a few short months and people on those networks are not recieving your mails...bad for businesses.
Let's talk download clients. BitTorrent. I beta test and evaluate Microsoft software. The fastest download speeds...BitTorrent. If this protocol is limited, I'll have to slag through ftp, which I find can be slower, or I have to PURCHASE an Evaluation copy. I'd rather download and burn...much cheaper.
Furthermore, I also like to check out new linux versions, just for fun. I generally use BitTorrent for that as well.
Propriety Hardware. We already have to use proprietary ADSL modems. Without neutrality, we may have to use proprietary routers or Hubs. I don't want to spend the extra dollars on an ATT branded router, too.
Cable Internet: Cable companies provide IP Phone systems at a high rate. If they decided to limit IP telephony to their company alone...you see where this is going.
If ATT decided to stop MSN Messenger and ICQ, where are we on the messenger front? Prices for Skype will go up, and quality may go down because forced to purchase bandwidth with ISPs, etc...
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