Clickbait. The content of the article has to do with wireless providers, not wired ISPs.
Ok, we've grafted a more precise phrase from the article into the title above.
Research shows that nearly every U.S. cell provider is doing throttling
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#12Fuck you pay me.
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#13Fuck you pay me.
Goodbye throttling or else.
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#14Fuck you pay me.
Emminent domain. Towers eveywhere they need to be. Move.
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#15Eminent domain. Towers everywhere they need to be. Move bitch get out the way.
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#16Is it still considered to be throttling when it's in the service agreement? I have Cricket wireless, and they tell me I am limited to 3mbps speed, which is exactly what reflects in all speed tests I've tried. I am totally OK with that, in exchange for having an "unlimited" data usage plan. All streaming video I've tried (Youtube, Netflix, DirecTV Now) seem to work and look just fine. They all look no different from w…
> They all look no different from when I'm streaming on my 100mbps Wi-Fi.
Yep, which is why very, very few people require anything more than 5 or 10mbps internet service at home.
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#17Netflix blocks PIA, a VPN, from accessing its servers. Rights holders’ unchecked power is the problem. Abstracting their power through net neutrality terminology distracts from their damage and promotes their cause. If you want a shortcut to the solution, it includes “how could I make Netflix indfifferent as to how I access their content?”
Netflix blocks virtually all VPS provider IP ranges, so you can’t even host your own VPN to work around it.
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#18Is it still considered to be throttling when it's in the service agreement? I have Cricket wireless, and they tell me I am limited to 3mbps speed, which is exactly what reflects in all speed tests I've tried. I am totally OK with that, in exchange for having an "unlimited" data usage plan. All streaming video I've tried (Youtube, Netflix, DirecTV Now) seem to work and look just fine. They all look no different from w…
> They all look no different from when I'm streaming on my 100mbps Wi-Fi. Yep, which is why very, very few people require anything more than 5 or 10mbps internet service at home.
For a single person.
And assuming they don't try to watch a high quality stream while also downloading anything.
And if they don't mind waiting hours for things to install.
A faster connection is not in the 'need' range but it's definitely not marginal.
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#19Netflix blocks PIA, a VPN, from accessing its servers. Rights holders’ unchecked power is the problem. Abstracting their power through net neutrality terminology distracts from their damage and promotes their cause. If you want a shortcut to the solution, it includes “how could I make Netflix indfifferent as to how I access their content?”
Netflix blocks virtually all VPS provider IP ranges, so you can’t even host your own VPN to work around it.
> Netflix blocks virtually all VPS provider IP ranges
Netflix has done a terrific job of deflecting the issue from themselves onto ISPs. Yet Netflix et al support rights holders through their policies. It’s a complicated battlefield.
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#20Is it still considered to be throttling when it's in the service agreement? I have Cricket wireless, and they tell me I am limited to 3mbps speed, which is exactly what reflects in all speed tests I've tried. I am totally OK with that, in exchange for having an "unlimited" data usage plan. All streaming video I've tried (Youtube, Netflix, DirecTV Now) seem to work and look just fine. They all look no different from w…
Generally "throttling" is when your connection is intentionally lowered beyond the base speed. So if you can use that 3mbps all month then it's not throttling.
But are you sure it looks "no different"? 3mbps will probably get you 720p at 30fps. It probably won't get you 1080 or higher, or 60fps.