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What if we started netneutrality.js? Something that shows a banner on sites for people using Verizon/Comcast. Perhaps that will raise more awareness for the iss

What if we started netneutrality.js? Something that shows a banner on sites for people using Verizon/Comcast. Perhaps that will raise more awareness for the issue?

aroman 13y ago
It's not an awareness problem, it's a monopoly problem. For example, I live in an affluent suburb of Philadelphia. The only ISPs we have are Verizon and Comcast. The banner might as well read "Pick Your Poison".
malandrew 13y ago
It would be interesting if such a script used WebRTC to collect data from many users in a distributed manner and stored the information in a DHT that researchers could query for data to determine which providers are and are not being a good netizens.
- fpgeek 13y ago
  It's worth nothing that the FCC has a speed test app which is trying to gather exactly that kind of data: http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-unveils-mobile-broadband-speed-test-app-empower-consumers http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-unveils-mobile-broadband-spe... (source available here: https://github.com/FCC/mobile-mba-androidapp https://github.com/FCC/mobile-mba-androidapp ). It's currently more focused on mobile networks, but it also gathers Wi-Fi performance data as well. And given recent developments, I wouldn't be surprised to see the FCC broaden that focus.
- cjrp 13y ago
  This sort of exists in the form of a hardware box which you add to your network: http://www.measuringbroadbandamerica.com/fixed-broadband/how-it-works/ http://www.measuringbroadbandamerica.com/fixed-broadband/how...
Daniel_Newby 13y ago
Bro, do you even logic? These comments remind me of those fundamentalist pamphlets with Jesus riding a dinosaur. The whole premise of network neutrality is that ISPs should be forced to provide the same capacity connection to each peer network. The government should smite them down if the favor any company over another. That is exactly what Comcast is doing! They are staunchly providing equal treatment to everyone. Netflix is getting the same treatment as Google Play. And then a mob of idiots marches out to say "But my Netflix is slooooow! Treat Netflix the same harder!" They will pretend to be shocked when nothing happens. The simple fact is that quality of service costs money. If you want Netflix to be popular and fast, somebody will have to pay to light all those fiber channels and install all those core routers. Passing a law that says nobody can pay will make the Internet into a Soviet store: free nonexistent bread for everybody.

What if we started netneutrality.js? Something that shows a banner on sites for people using Verizon/Comcast. Perhaps that will raise more awareness for the issue?

aroman 13y ago

It's not an awareness problem, it's a monopoly problem. For example, I live in an affluent suburb of Philadelphia. The only ISPs we have are Verizon and Comcast. The banner might as well read "Pick Your Poison".

malandrew 13y ago

It would be interesting if such a script used WebRTC to collect data from many users in a distributed manner and stored the information in a DHT that researchers could query for data to determine which providers are and are not being a good netizens.

fpgeek 13y ago
It's worth nothing that the FCC has a speed test app which is trying to gather exactly that kind of data: http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-unveils-mobile-broadband-speed-test-app-empower-consumers http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-unveils-mobile-broadband-spe... (source available here: https://github.com/FCC/mobile-mba-androidapp https://github.com/FCC/mobile-mba-androidapp ). It's currently more focused on mobile networks, but it also gathers Wi-Fi performance data as well. And given recent developments, I wouldn't be surprised to see the FCC broaden that focus.
cjrp 13y ago
This sort of exists in the form of a hardware box which you add to your network: http://www.measuringbroadbandamerica.com/fixed-broadband/how-it-works/ http://www.measuringbroadbandamerica.com/fixed-broadband/how...

Daniel_Newby 13y ago

Bro, do you even logic? These comments remind me of those fundamentalist pamphlets with Jesus riding a dinosaur. The whole premise of network neutrality is that ISPs should be forced to provide the same capacity connection to each peer network. The government should smite them down if the favor any company over another. That is exactly what Comcast is doing! They are staunchly providing equal treatment to everyone. Netflix is getting the same treatment as Google Play. And then a mob of idiots marches out to say "But my Netflix is slooooow! Treat Netflix the same harder!" They will pretend to be shocked when nothing happens. The simple fact is that quality of service costs money. If you want Netflix to be popular and fast, somebody will have to pay to light all those fiber channels and install all those core routers. Passing a law that says nobody can pay will make the Internet into a Soviet store: free nonexistent bread for everybody.