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Muffinz0rz
07/13/17 4:58:41 PM
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I mean, I know they are publicly protesting the vote and that we don't exactly know how they actually feel about it. But if they're truly for a free and open internet, then using them would be the best option because they wouldn't change anything if the vote were to pass (again, this is assuming they don't take advantage of the ruling).

And yeah I know it's extremely limited in where it's available, but still. Just a thought.
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myztikrice
07/13/17 5:00:09 PM
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Google is discontinuing Google Fiber
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LightHawKnight
07/13/17 5:00:59 PM
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Not really, while you wont be getting charged more by google or whatever, the website will still be getting harassed by the other ISPs.
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Muffinz0rz
07/13/17 5:03:15 PM
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myztikrice posted...
Google is discontinuing Google Fiber

Uh, I haven't seen anything about that. I know they are halting installation for a few hundred people in the suburban Kansas City area, but I haven't seen anything about them straight up ending it.
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ChromaticAngel
07/13/17 5:05:44 PM
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Muffinz0rz posted...
myztikrice posted...
Google is discontinuing Google Fiber

Uh, I haven't seen anything about that. I know they are halting installation for a few hundred people in the suburban Kansas City area, but I haven't seen anything about them straight up ending it.


Basically, they announced that trying to brute force their way through isn't working. At the rate of technological advancement, fiber will be obsolete by the time they're done fighting legal battles to be allowed to put the fiber in, in the first place, so that they're looking into alternative ways of providing even better internet.

Google-Fi was the first step, but I think they're researching faster wireless technology, potentially public Li-Fi (wireless over visible light)
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CrimsonAngeI
07/13/17 5:06:40 PM
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Not even Google could beat the ISP monopoly.
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Muffinz0rz
07/13/17 5:09:22 PM
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ChromaticAngel posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
myztikrice posted...
Google is discontinuing Google Fiber

Uh, I haven't seen anything about that. I know they are halting installation for a few hundred people in the suburban Kansas City area, but I haven't seen anything about them straight up ending it.


Basically, they announced that trying to brute force their way through isn't working. At the rate of technological advancement, fiber will be obsolete by the time they're done fighting legal battles to be allowed to put the fiber in, in the first place, so that they're looking into alternative ways of providing even better internet.

Google-Fi was the first step, but I think they're researching faster wireless technology, potentially public Li-Fi (wireless over visible light)

Fair enough

But the question remains - let's pretend they get a mass-wifi service. The question still stands.
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Damn_Underscore
07/13/17 5:10:09 PM
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Regardless of what happens to net neutrality, it is basically impossible that the internet will go back to AOL era

ISPs will continue to increase internet Mbps
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ChromaticAngel
07/13/17 5:11:53 PM
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Muffinz0rz posted...
Fair enough

But the question remains - let's pretend they get a mass-wifi service. The question still stands.


You'd still need net neutrality unless they had 100% coverage. No one Broadband provider covers 100% of America. Even if they had 100% coverage, you'd still WANT net neutrality to stop them from changing their mind.
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