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ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say
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hybrid_birth
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FCC
Fuck
COM
CAST
And their data caps.
Fuck
COM
CAST
And their data caps.
MarkMe2525
Member
Time will tell. No matter the outcome in the here and now, this will probably be a point of contention for years to come.
crackajack
Member
I am already paying extra for 5G, for now practically only nice download speeds, while not getting the improved ping that should also come with it. 5G is currently just some 4G enhanced, with the very same ping of 4G. So I am certainly not in the group of willing to pay extra for them finally enhancing 5G to the actual specs.
It is already good enough for online play, imho, but hardly on par with the supposed to match average wired connections.
I now also wonder if anything but gaming needs any priority. Nothing else is really better or worse with some lag and buffering which only gaming just does not allow.
It is already good enough for online play, imho, but hardly on par with the supposed to match average wired connections.
I now also wonder if anything but gaming needs any priority. Nothing else is really better or worse with some lag and buffering which only gaming just does not allow.
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Buhaj
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US ISP's have data caps on broadband?
Silver Wattle
Gold Member
This is exactly what people were saying would happen several years ago when they gutted net neutrality.
DaGwaphics
Member
The more glaring problem here is that your ISP can also relegate sites they don't like to a slower lane.
Dirk Benedict
Member
Leave it to the crowd that cheers for fucking government intervention. I'm so done with them, like 7 years ago-done.
Shake Your Rump
Member
Why would anyone who cares about gaming performance use a cellular connection anyway?
StereoVsn
Member
Oh, it’s not just US, Canada gets screwed by ISPs as well! NA for the loss.
LordCBH
Member
Internet in America fucking sucks. And then when you complain someone almost always says “just get different providers”, but most people can’t. A lot of places have one, MAYBE two providers because they come in, make contracts with the cities to keep other providers out (should be illegal as fuck), and then offer shit service to the area. If I want to change from Comcast, I’d have to move to the other side of the city. How is that acceptable?
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SoloCamo
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Depends on you area. Spectrum used to be the only player in town and offered at max ($120 per month) 1gbps down / 30mbps (yes, it;s ridiculously that bad on upload) but now I can get 1gbps up & down for $50 a month with no data caps from new fiber companies servicing the area. It's all about competition.
hybrid_birth
Member
Yes. Comcast has a data cap of 1tb of data per month. And they charge you if you go over.
Not all us isps have data caps though.
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IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
The 5g being a savior for cloud gaming thing, particularly the idea of it being possible while actually mobile (like on a train) was always made up bullshit.
Every time a new wireless tech comes out it’s marketed with the speeds / latency under ideal and controlled circumstances.
All wireless tech suffers from congestion and latency spikes, not to mention there’s no perfect solution for switching towers while on the move.
Its better than past wireless standards and useable for gaming under great conditions (if you luck out) but it was never going to be superior to most wired techs like so many people spread misinfo about here and elsewhere.
Every time a new wireless tech comes out it’s marketed with the speeds / latency under ideal and controlled circumstances.
All wireless tech suffers from congestion and latency spikes, not to mention there’s no perfect solution for switching towers while on the move.
Its better than past wireless standards and useable for gaming under great conditions (if you luck out) but it was never going to be superior to most wired techs like so many people spread misinfo about here and elsewhere.
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Buhaj
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And is that on broadband, not mobile? Sorry, can't imagine how it is even allowed
hybrid_birth
Member
American greed. Yes its on broadband, not mobile.
You can read about the cap from comcast website below.
and here. https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/23/21591420/comcast-cap-data-1-2tb-home-users-internet-xfinity
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SoloCamo
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No no, just lack of competition and laws not preventing it from happening. I worked for a Wireless ISP (point to point only) a decade ago and we were charging people $100 for the 'gamer package'.... it was 1mbps with data caps. We serviced Texas, NM, Arizona, and others where there were no service providers. We could have easily provided more but no competition = profits. I didn't last long there as I had to leave to find somewhere to work that wasn't screwing people over so badly.
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hybrid_birth
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1mbps?? Thats terrible. I haven't had that slow of speed since the DSL days in the 90s.
I have 1000mbps internet now with no data caps. Its also called gigabit internet. They are talking about introducing data caps for the slower speeds but not for gigabit.
I have spectrum now. Google Fiber is in my city but has not yet expanded to my house yet.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
bu-bu-but the compassionate isps would never do this! teh invisible hand! government regulation is bad!
man, i remember people on this very forum arguing that killing net neutrality was good and they did because it was their team doing it
man, i remember people on this very forum arguing that killing net neutrality was good and they did because it was their team doing it
Yonyx
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Americans can thank this bastard for screwing up with net neutrality in the USA.
That kind of decisions are made by big corporations that lobby to pressure X government. Afterwards, those people who are in the government become executives/advisors of those big companies thanks to the favors they've done before. Although many times they are first in a big corporation and then enter the government, and it's not like they need to apply much pressure either... The point is that eventually it's the same people who make those decisions that go against consumers but in favor of business profits.
It's very simplistic and naive to think that such a decision is made by a single person who decides that one morning.
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OuterLimits
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Companies realize gamers will pony up more cash. Hell, some console gamers seem happy to pay a fee in their walled gardens to play online.
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OuterLimits
Member
Very true.
They are all fucking idiots. The current guy sadly invents stories on a daily basis. Including an uncle being eaten by cannibals.
Yonyx
Member
Biden also made up the story that he had seen 'verified' images of Hamas terrorists beheading children, among many other lies.
Oddvintagechap
Member
it was this stupid fuck.
Buhaj
Member
He takes hydration seriously.
it was this stupid fuck.
Cyberpunkd
Member
And yet in Europe data caps are not a thing since 20 years ago. Are you telling me the infrastructure in the US is so bad?
Hudo
Member
Do ISPs in the US still have datacaps? That's wild.
How the fuck is that possible?
Spyxos
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AJUMP23
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Don't forget the government Regulators too.
Regulation without representation.....
PixelatedBeast
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Well....yes. There are large patches of the US that dont have modern internet speeds due to poor infrastructure and being far way from the proximity of major metropolitan areas. Some people live in areas where the best speed for home internet is Tmobile. Not to say Tmobile isnt a good company, but I dont think they come close to the reliability of companies like Comcast and AT&T.
cartman414
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Puscifer
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In Japan 7/11s sold 3DS hotspot combos with Monster Hunter
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Paying more for a more premium service?
This is genocide.
This is genocide.