Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-11 Thread Ron Watson
Great analogy, Richard. I tried to do one, but had to delete it because I couldn't get it to work. Thanks, Ron Watson Pawsitive Vybe 11659 Berrigan Ave Cedar Springs, MI 49319 http://pawsitivevybe.com Personal Contact: 616.443.3984 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the Web: Pawsitive Vybe K9Disc.com Art

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-11 Thread RANDY MANN
The criminalization of Marijuana. its illegal? On Feb 11, 2008 8:33 PM, Charles Iliya Krempeaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agreed! Perhaps what Comcast is doing should be seen as an opportunity. If people are really up in arms about the bandwidth throttling they are doing why not

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-11 Thread Richard H. Hall
Allow me to amend the coffee shop analogy a little, to make it more accurately reflect the comcast/net neutrality issue Let's call the independent coffee makers comcastbucks, and the super market govmart. First, Comcastbucks did not just build a coffee shop, they built an entire coffee

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-11 Thread Charles Iliya Krempeaux
Agreed! Perhaps what Comcast is doing should be seen as an opportunity. If people are really up in arms about the bandwidth throttling they are doing why not start your own ISP and take all their dissatisfied customers? (And if the Government has any kind of regulation/intervention that

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-11 Thread Charles Iliya Krempeaux
The short answer yes... I believe there should be absolutely no criminalization due to Marijuana. Long answer I'm against the criminalization of Marijuana. And I see Marijuanas as being no different than Alcohol or Cigarettes. If you believe in personal liberty, then you cannot

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-11 Thread Charles HOPE
More fool us for believing that Comcastbucks could be restrained by an entity like Govmart, which is completely susceptible to corruption and typically works for the highest bidder.

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-09 Thread Jay dedman
This will be the a good real test of whether or not the FCC will follow up on their promise to enforce network neutrality, in terms of penalties for comcast. I'm not holding my breath. here's how they are spinning it. We are a private company and our network is private. (even if our network

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-09 Thread Richard H. Hall
Jay, One thing I would clarify in your comments On Feb 9, 2008 6:21 PM, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: somehow this argument makes the current FCC officers feel like all is right in america. http://jaydedman.com ___ I Not all the FCC commissioners. I guarantee that the

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-09 Thread Tim Street
I don't like that they are doing this. I'm against it but I think we should try to look at from their point of view so that we can understand where they are coming from and how we might put a stop to this before none of us can afford to upload our shows anymore. Imagine if you ran a Grocery

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-09 Thread Ron Watson
Thanks Richard, You kept me from launching into a diatribe. I agree wholeheartedly. Cheers, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://discdogradio.com http://pawsitivevybe.com On Feb 9, 2008, at 8:00 PM, Richard H. Hall wrote: Jay, One thing I would clarify in your

[videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-08 Thread Jay dedman
After being threatened with an investigation, Comcast has, subtly, written in their contract with users that they do manage traffic. *http://tinyurl.com/2cyjub * **Comcast's decision to affirm its traffic management practices in the newly revised ToS is a welcome baby step towards greater

Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use

2008-02-08 Thread Richard H. Hall
This will be the a good real test of whether or not the FCC will follow up on their promise to enforce network neutrality, in terms of penalties for comcast. I'm not holding my breath. ... Richard On Feb 8, 2008 10:17 AM, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After being threatened with an