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Technical News & Discussion => Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion => Topic started by: zebrum on Jun 02, 2008, 03:30:01

Title: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: zebrum on Jun 02, 2008, 03:30:01
Here is a pretty interesting yet worrying article about how ISPs might move to a model where your subscription price depends on the sites you would like to access!

http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: madasahatter on Jun 02, 2008, 06:10:25
All seems a bit sandwich board man "the end of the world is nigh" to me.

Otoh, if I'm wrong, this post will be well forgotten by the time 2012 rolls around  ;D
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: Rik on Jun 02, 2008, 09:40:11
I'm just making a note to remind everyone, Mad...  >:D
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: talos2 on Jun 02, 2008, 09:47:43
Didn't hear a word she said :leer:
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: Simon on Jun 02, 2008, 09:55:44
That would be awful - almost modelled on pay-per-view TV.   :(
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: madasahatter on Jun 02, 2008, 16:55:04
Quote from: Rik on Jun 02, 2008, 09:40:11
I'm just making a note to remind everyone, Mad...  >:D

Cheers Rik - knew I could rely on you  ;)
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: Inactive on Jun 02, 2008, 16:58:16
Quote from: Simon on Jun 02, 2008, 09:55:44
That would be awful - almost modelled on pay-per-view TV.   :(

Perhaps that's the background to why Sky went in to BB. ;)
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: madasahatter on Jun 02, 2008, 19:39:31
Can't see it happening with BB to be honest - perhaps a couple of the big boys might go down that route, but the first one that does will just lose so many customers overnight - and I can't see them all acting together on it. Besides which, in the world of BB there will always be your IDNet type companies imo.
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: MoHux on Jun 02, 2008, 19:42:18
All this must make the guy that thought up the internet in the first place turn in his Ferrari!!  :eek4:


Mo

;D
Title: Re: 2012: The Year The Internet Ends
Post by: Sebby on Jun 03, 2008, 00:36:19
Very true, Mo!