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As a customer of both Netflix and an ISP that participates in Open Connect, I'm slightly annoyed that Netflix didn't turn around and immediately pass this charg

• sorenbs 12y ago
  My thought exactly. Alternatively you should demand that your ISP go charge Netflix and reduce your bill accordingly.
• frandroid 12y ago
  Because this would enable Comcast to then increase what fees it charges Netflix, higher and higher, until either Netflix says "that's enough", and don't pass on that increase, or Netflix starts losing customers to say, a cheaper competitor that Comcast prefers because it owns (part of) it. Better stop these games at the door. Most Comcast customers don't have a choice of provider anyway, so it's not like they can choose a different ISP to connect to Netflix. You don't want to penalize customers stuck buying from a monopoly. Other customers paying $8/month to get this amazing Netflix service and are "forced" to "subsidize" Comcast customers, that won't elicit much tears from me. :P
  • r00fus 12y ago
    That cheaper competitor by Comcast already exists: http://www.comcast.com/streampix http://www.comcast.com/streampix
    • frandroid 12y ago
      Oh dear. Thanks for the link. Hello anti-trust. Hollywood Studios were split up once for this. while history { history = true }