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I’m afraid this demonstrates how ad-hoc the definition of net neutrality is. No packets are being blocked; none are being slowed down. The ISP is not charging a
by mwsherman 15y ago
I’m afraid this demonstrates how ad-hoc the definition of net neutrality is. No packets are being blocked; none are being slowed down. The ISP is not charging any content provider a special rate.
(If having the content “homed” on the ISP’s network is a problem, then any CDN would be a problem.)
I am not saying that the ISP isn’t taking advantage for their own benefit. I am not saying it’s not shady.
I am saying that the behavior is not a violation of any previous technical definition of neutrality – maybe the “spirit” of it, but technologists don’t believe in spirits, one hopes.
- argv_empty 15y agoNo packets are being blocked; none are being slowed down. Sure they are. If I try to watch n GB of movies on NetFlix, then the last n-m GB get blocked, whereas on the ISP's service, none do (where n > m = data cap). maybe the “spirit” of it, but technologists don’t believe in spirits, one hopes. This is a pretty silly equivocation.