Yep, there's nothing to stop you from limiting bandwidth any way you want, as long as everything is limited equally - trying to block or limit a specific service because it uses too much bandwidth, or just because don't happen to like it for that matter, is what will get you into trouble.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Jerry Richardson <je...@richardson.bz> wrote: > Net Neutrality means an ISP cannot favor one service over another. It does > not mean the ISP has to ensure enough bandwidth to access every service > available. If Hughes is forced to launch more satellites, then we might > have a problem. > > > > Make your TOS explicit without naming any specific type of service. > > > > *“Residential service provides burst speeds up to 50Mbps depending on > location and hardware. During periods of heavy download activity, the speed > will automatically regulate to 2.5Mbps x 1Mbps until the download is > complete. Examples of heavy download activity include computer software > upgrades, books, music, and video.”* > > > > Customer agrees to the TOS or finds another service. Problem solved. > > > > Jerry > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 11, 2015 9:22 AM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] "Net neutrality" > > > > That's what got us into the mess we're now in. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Brett A Mansfield" <br...@silverlakeinternet.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:20:07 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] "Net neutrality" > > It may be legal, but why should I be required to provide someone access to > a paid service without getting anything from it? It’s like telling a > retailer that they can sell their product in the mall without having to pay > any rent. > > Thank you, > Brett A Mansfield > Silver Lake Internet > > > > On Feb 11, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > > > Block legal content? No. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Brett A Mansfield > > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:52 AM > > To: af@afmug.com > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] "Net neutrality" > > > > I was kind of wondering another thing about this proposal. I know it > will make it so we cannot have "fast and slow lanes", but can we block a > service completely? For example, the new sling TV? > > > > Thank you, > > Brett A Mansfield > > > >> On Feb 11, 2015, at 9:46 AM, GW List <gwl...@cngwireless.net> wrote: > >> > >> I've sent letters to my senator and representative. > >> > >> We'll see. > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- From: Brett A Mansfield > >> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 12:28 PM > >> To: af@afmug.com > >> Subject: [AFMUG] "Net neutrality" > >> > >> > >> I just ready yet another article on the so called "net neutrality" the > FCC will be voting on Feb 26th. This government overreach is going to force > me to have to register to collect taxes on all of my customers, which I'll > need to pay someone to do for me to make sure I stay in compliance, which > will require that I raise prices to cover my increased costs. > >> > >> It will also prevent me from being able to run any kind of QoS on my > network, so goodbye to any decent VoIP calls. > >> > >> I for one would like to keep the government out of my business beyond > what they already are. The article I read stated that it will likely pass. > If it does, I think something very "extreme" may need to be done. If in > protest every ISP in the USA shut down their networks either until the law > was repealed or for just a day or two strike I think the government would > get the picture, and if they didn't then the millions of people complaining > to them about it would certainly help. > >> > >> I know that is very extreme, but just a thought. Anyone else have any > ideas? Perhaps if we just threaten to do so may help? I'm just spitballing > here, so please don't think I'm being to crazy. I just want the discussion > to begin of what we could really do to stop this. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Brett A Mansfield > > > > > > >
