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I always thought it was a silly argument until I was using my laptop in London. Getting 20 meg downloads just blew my mind away. For me, it changed everything

by cpayne 13y ago

I always thought it was a silly argument until I was using my laptop in London. Getting 20 meg downloads just blew my mind away. For me, it changed everything. (Non technical) friends just didn't bother with torrents anymore. It was easier for them to download a movie legitimately instead of all the mucking around...

shirro 13y ago
Keep in mind that Rupert Murdoch owns half of Foxtel which is the main cable tv network in Australia as well as owning most of the newspapers (he has a monopoly in several states). The argument that you can watch tv from companies like Netflix under an NBN is one of the main reasons the opposition is getting an easy run from the media here. Every year Rupert is spared that is millions more in the bank. The ALP were a bit disorganised and people might not like some of their policies but Australia's economic record under them is solid. Good enough for the Economist to give them the nod anyway.
- thejosh 13y ago
  It's funny when people say RT is a propaganda machine, when all major news here is from one source. :)
  - shirro 13y ago
    Rupie's dad was briefly the Australian Director General for Information during WWII but apparently nobody could stand him. Our answer to Goebbels. They don't fall far from the tree.
- jsmeaton 13y ago
  I'm surprised Labor didn't go on the attack against Murdoch a lot more.
- Wingman4l7 13y ago
  Foxtel is so ubiquitous in Australia that the name has become a genericised trademark for "cable TV".
Wingman4l7 13y ago
Also, if you mention the existence of ISP broadband caps, on/off peak traffic caps, shaping, overage fees, etc. to someone in the US, they'll probably look at you like you're crazy. Although then they have to deal with secret caps on "unlimited" plans which you aren't told about until you hit them and the ISP berates you for it and cuts off your service -- Google "Comcast caps".

by cpayne 13y ago

shirro 13y ago

Keep in mind that Rupert Murdoch owns half of Foxtel which is the main cable tv network in Australia as well as owning most of the newspapers (he has a monopoly in several states). The argument that you can watch tv from companies like Netflix under an NBN is one of the main reasons the opposition is getting an easy run from the media here. Every year Rupert is spared that is millions more in the bank. The ALP were a bit disorganised and people might not like some of their policies but Australia's economic record under them is solid. Good enough for the Economist to give them the nod anyway.

thejosh 13y ago
It's funny when people say RT is a propaganda machine, when all major news here is from one source. :)
- shirro 13y ago
  Rupie's dad was briefly the Australian Director General for Information during WWII but apparently nobody could stand him. Our answer to Goebbels. They don't fall far from the tree.
jsmeaton 13y ago
I'm surprised Labor didn't go on the attack against Murdoch a lot more.
Wingman4l7 13y ago
Foxtel is so ubiquitous in Australia that the name has become a genericised trademark for "cable TV".

Wingman4l7 13y ago

Also, if you mention the existence of ISP broadband caps, on/off peak traffic caps, shaping, overage fees, etc. to someone in the US, they'll probably look at you like you're crazy. Although then they have to deal with secret caps on "unlimited" plans which you aren't told about until you hit them and the ISP berates you for it and cuts off your service -- Google "Comcast caps".