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thentavius · 06-03-2006, 04:05 PM,

Let's not forget that back when the internet was per-minute, many people stayed away because they weren't certain that the benefits outweighed the per-minute charge.

When AOL and others first popularized the idea of unlimited internet, it sucked in, I would venture to say, the majority of internet users.

stardust · 06-03-2006, 10:03 PM,

In China, they're still paying *per minute*. And hating every second of it. Read that somewhere some time ago.

**Kristijntje** · 08-04-2006, 01:29 PM,

Update: Meg Whitman spams 6 million eBay members a second time. Lovely picture in this article of the Creature from the Khaki Lagoon

Quote:eBay CEO Meg Whitman sent a second email to members asking for their support in the debate over Net Neutrality. The first email went out in mid-April to 6 million users, and eBay sent an email to another 6 million users this week.

eBay supports Net Neutrality legislation that, in its words, "will prohibit phone and cable companies from replacing the robust open Internet with "Pay to Play" private networks that will force out and discriminate against content and service providers that refuse to pay new tolls." ...

full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m08/i04/s01

xppman · 08-04-2006, 01:50 PM,

Well I go postal on the telco, cable companies and politicians if they do this.
Sabotaging line networks any time I can and running over
legislatures with my truck when ever I see them crossing a street. Laughing7

OK I'll just do like thentavius says and
get off the net altogether and get on food stamps
and let the government take care of my sorry asp. Thebirdman

BellisimaJ. · 08-04-2006, 01:52 PM,

Quote:Update: Meg Whitman spams 6 million eBay members a second time. Lovely picture in this article of the Creature from the Khaki Lagoon

Hey, money does not buy taste. She confirms that cliche. ;D

bargainbloodhound · 08-05-2006, 12:25 AM,

Quote:get off the net altogether and get on food stamps
and let the government take care of my sorry asp.

I might do the same thing ;D because small online businesses are the ones who would suffer the most because they'll be stuck in the slow lane. Companies like Ebay will be able to pay to be in the fast lane and their customers will likely pay the costs as Ebay and others increase fees/prices to help defray the higher access costs.

...of course in the long run eBay would also pay a price because there would be fewer smaller businesses around for it to steal patented ideas from. :twistedevil: