Can cable companies slow down your online TV now ?

[Kablooie]

I've been thinking about dropping my Spectrum cable TV subscription and switching to Hulu.
Hulu has everything I want and it will be $40 a month cheaper.
I would have to keep the Spectrum cable internet though.

Does anyone know if, now that net neutrality is dead, they would legally be able to slow down my access to Hulu?
It would be an obvious way to force cord cutting customers back into their cable TV system.

[RKP5637]

1. You could always put your router on VPN if it became a problem.

[Kablooie]

3. Yeah. I would do that but it's a hassle.

[mythology]

5. The problem being that the ISP could choose to throttle you based on that

or based on the amount of data indicating that you are streaming even if they can't determine it specifically.

[RKP5637]

8. Good point!!!

[msongs]

2. spectrum really jacks people for internet-only service nt

[PoliticAverse]

4. Switch to Hulu. Don't let the fear mongerers keep you from dropping cable TV. n/t

[jberryhill]

6. Yes

And they can charge the content providers more to maintain speed to you, so the cost is passed on to you, thus artificially increasing the price to you of competitive services.

[hlthe2b]

7. Well, I've never surpassed my streaming limit, but the past week, I've been having "cut outs"

(streaming show stops every hour or so and just shuts down). It always comes back up, but it is annoying.

Is that comcast? maybe.

[moondust]

9. Just change cable companies.

And if that one does it then try another one. Competition will correct the problem. Let the market decide!

See how easy that was!