Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
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Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#2Even if you bought every package possible, it's still cheaper than most packages here. You're not really helping your case here buddy.
Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#3Even if you bought every package possible, it's still cheaper than most packages here. You're not really helping your case here buddy.
It's not a matter of (absolute) pricing, but of (relative) preference. It's giving established players a significant advantage that puts independent actors in a weakened position.
Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#4Even if you bought every package possible, it's still cheaper than most packages here. You're not really helping your case here buddy.
It's not a matter of (absolute) pricing, but of (relative) preference. It's giving established players a significant advantage that puts independent actors in a weakened position.
So is there no network access at all other than these apps? I don't see that clarified on the page.
Personally, I wish Comcast (being the only high-speed option for much of the US) followed this model for TV, where I only want 2 channels but can't pay for less than 80 or so.
Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#5Even if you bought every package possible, it's still cheaper than most packages here. You're not really helping your case here buddy.
You misunderstand 'the case' here. The case is that your music startup now has no chance of competing against Spotify, TuneIn, Play Music, or Soundcloud because it would go against your general internet data, not the music specific data bundle.
Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#6and look how cheap it is.
Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not a matter of (absolute) pricing, but of (relative) preference. It's giving established players a significant advantage that puts independent actors in a weakened position.
So is there no network access at all other than these apps? I don't see that clarified on the page. Personally, I wish Comcast (being the only high-speed option for much of the US) followed this model for TV, where I only want 2 channels but can't pay for less than 80 or so.
scroll down the page. those are addons to the basic internet package.
Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#8Even if you bought every package possible, it's still cheaper than most packages here. You're not really helping your case here buddy.
Portugal have a minimum wage of 550 euros/month and an average wage of 850 euros/month or something like this. You can't compare absolute price.
Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not a matter of (absolute) pricing, but of (relative) preference. It's giving established players a significant advantage that puts independent actors in a weakened position.
So is there no network access at all other than these apps? I don't see that clarified on the page. Personally, I wish Comcast (being the only high-speed option for much of the US) followed this model for TV, where I only want 2 channels but can't pay for less than 80 or so.
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Re: Net Neutrality already attacked in Portugal
#10As Ben Thompson of Stratecherry said here:
https://stratechery.com/2017/pro-neutrality-anti-title-ii/
There are the Euros and Portuguese you would expect, but in this case perhaps it was the language difference that introduced its own issues: Congressman Khanna seems to have missed the text at the top (under ‘+ Smart Net’) that clearly stated that the packages were for an additional 10GB/month of data; in addition to what, you may ask? Simply scroll down the page:
So to recount: one Portugal story is made up, and the other declared that a 10GB family plan with an extra 10GB for a collection of apps of your choosing for €25/month ($30/month) is a future to be feared; given that AT&T charges $65 for a single “Unlimited” plan that downscales video, bans tethering, and slows speeds after 22GB, one wonders if most Americans share that fear.