OT: C Spire's limited streaming vs FCC's Net Neutrality

[Delmar]

I'm thinking about switching to C Spire and see that "for a limited time" infinite streaming is free. I have read that by limiting streaming they would be in violation of the recent Net Neutrality rules passed by the FCC. Does anybody know what the latest is on that?

 

[Dawghouse]

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The FCC also prohibited companies that provide wired Internet service from "unreasonable discrimination" in their treatment of access to content and services.</span>

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<div>To ask you to pay extra for high data usage (streaming) won't fall under unreasonable discrimination. Don't expect anything to change.</div><div>
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[Delmar]

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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: left">The FCC also prohibited companies that provide wired Internet service from "unreasonable discrimination" in their treatment of access to content and services.</span>

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<div>To ask you to pay extra for high data usage (streaming) won't fall under unreasonable discrimination. Don't expect anything to change.</div><div>
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I agree that asking you to pay more for high data usage would not be prohibited, but treating streaming data different than any other kind of data would seem to be exactly what the FCC is prohibiting.

 

[Rutherford B Hays]

Of course, CSpire allowed unlimited streaming through year-end. I emailed them last week to complain and they replied promptly asking for my account info. I sent itback and I have heard nary a word from them.

I guess that "personalized wireless" is a bunch of hooey.

ETA: My wife talked to a Cspire employee who said that the limited streaming is under review and if enough CSpire customers complain they may junk the idea and allow unlimited (or with high limits). 30 minutes a month is peanuts.

 

[AssEndDawg]

the FCC prohibits treating different types of data on the internet differently (FTP, HTTP, MP3, MP4, and so on and so forth). You are talking about different types of usage, streaming versus burst download. That is not prohibited and even if it was mobile networks are exempt from most of the FCC's Net Neutrality rules.

 

[The Peeper]

yesterday and the rep told me I would be foolish to change plans because for the same thing I have now it would be $100/line so an increase of $40 ea line for the "new" unlimited streaming. No thanks, I'll keep my existing plan. For what its worth too, my current contract runs out in April but I can upgrade phone now for $10 w/ status points so I was looking at phones. He told me I should hold off because their 4G phones were about to come out. My question now is how much actual 4G service do we have in MS because from what I've heard its spotty everywhere. I didn't think to ask him while in there.