Thu Dec 14, 2017, 10:50 PM

I am told we can go back to using local ISPs [View all]

If there is a local ISP that does not try to control internet access wouldn't it work if we all stopped using Comcast etc. we could have a voice in the net neutrality issue?

If that is true, when Xfinity offers me some Internet package I will tell to fuck off!

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I am told we can go back to using local ISPs [View all]	wasupaloopa	Dec 2017	OP
Were already doing that.	onecaliberal	Dec 2017	#1
You mean a municipal broadband system? If you have one that is tremendous	hlthe2b	Dec 2017	#2
Did not know about it	wasupaloopa	Dec 2017	#7
Colorado has been on this for years..........	Bengus81	Dec 2017	#34
Yes, I've been posting on Fort Collins' experience slaying "Goliath"	hlthe2b	Dec 2017	#39
Most of America has little to no choice	Egnever	Dec 2017	#3
25mbps isn't enough speed?	NickB79	Dec 2017	#10
I am on a local co-op ISP and I only pay for 6MBps	JimBeard	Dec 2017	#12
Good lord $120 per month for 6mbps	Egnever	Dec 2017	#16
at least its fiber optic all the way. Yes it is outrageous.	JimBeard	Dec 2017	#18
It is outrageous	Ferrets are Cool	Dec 2017	#27
That's what COX wants here for gigabit service only	Bengus81	Dec 2017	#35
Not in a multi device household	Egnever	Dec 2017	#15
I grew up without DVDs or video cassettes, and only three usable television channels...	hunter	Dec 2017	#40
I pay $75	bathroommonkey76	Dec 2017	#20
25 would feel slow to me	Clarity2	Dec 2017	#29
Jesus...your getting a DEAL that's real for 39 bucks.....	Bengus81	Dec 2017	#36
Just checked	Clarity2	Dec 2017	#38
Most people don't have much of a choice for high-speed Internet.	subterranean	Dec 2017	#4
Where I live, there's no choice	Beakybird	Dec 2017	#5
There is one local server left where I live	CountAllVotes	Dec 2017	#6
My ISP/cable provider is RCN	meow2u3	Dec 2017	#8
I've been waiting for Google fiber for years...	ecstatic	Dec 2017	#9
yeah, no...	lapfog_1	Dec 2017	#11
What happens if you use your mobile phone as a wifi hotspot to stream and to connect devices?	Pachamama	Dec 2017	#19
Then you're dependent on your mobile carrier's policies...	regnaD kciN	Dec 2017	#22
My impression was TMobile wanted to do things different & even in teaming up w/ Netflix was trying	Pachamama	Dec 2017	#42
"pe" stands for provider edge FYI, not sure what "be" stands for in Comcast land	snooper2	Dec 2017	#25
It's a great opportunity	C_U_L8R	Dec 2017	#13
A true free market would only occur if the cable lines	trc	Dec 2017	#14
the internet doesn't work like that FYI	snooper2	Dec 2017	#24
People also think national borders are real	LanternWaste	Dec 2017	#28
I know, all those imaginary borders around the World confuse the fuck out of people	snooper2	Dec 2017	#31
We fortunately got a choice	frazzled	Dec 2017	#17
I use Verizon FiOS for work and stability. Only 3 outages in 7 years, and two were 15 minutes each.	TheBlackAdder	Dec 2017	#21
But, if you think Verizon isn't going to take advantage...	regnaD kciN	Dec 2017	#23
I didn't say that, not even hinted at that. I'm sure Verizon will be Verizon.	TheBlackAdder	Dec 2017	#30
My choices are Cablevision/Optimum or Verizon	crazycatlady	Dec 2017	#26
that's like giving up your cell phone and using walkie talkies instead	DBoon	Dec 2017	#32
None of the phone companies throttle MVNOs...	brooklynite	Dec 2017	#33
I only have one choice - Spectrum/TWC	LeftInTX	Dec 2017	#37
My local ISP got kicked out of the ISP business	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Dec 2017	#41