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Title: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: kitz on December 07, 2007, 02:50:53 PM

Interesting article on the BBC today

Sign of the times  - Should there be a multi-speed internet?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7116929.stm

As broadband speeds get faster and the appetite for video services grows apace, bandwidth becomes an ever more precious commodity.

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: Pwiggler on December 07, 2007, 03:05:54 PM

another related article:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071205-growth-of-p2p-leads-ietf-to-debate-fair-bandwidth-use.html

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: kitz on December 07, 2007, 03:11:08 PM

Thanks for that - another interesting read. :)

hmmmmmm - @ this bit though which could spark off some ermm  heated discussions in certain places.

Quote

It would be nice if the IETF could make changes to the TCP protocols to make unattended peer-to-peer type applications behave more "fairly."

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: Pwiggler on December 07, 2007, 03:37:43 PM

..... and if you cant make applications bahave more fairly ...... buy one of those ella-you-know-whats, turn the red torrent knob right down and you have the same effect (less a couple of hunderd thousand pounds).

please !

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: mr_chris on December 07, 2007, 05:18:25 PM

Hehe @ Red "Torrent" Knob.

I'm tempted to do a Photoshop but I haven't got time :P

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: oldfogy on December 07, 2007, 09:24:58 PM

Quote from: kitz on December 07, 2007, 03:11:08 PM

hmmmmmm - @ this bit though which could spark off some ermm  heated discussions in certain places.

I heard that.

But as I feel we are fighting a losing battle because all they have to do is change their T&Cs and I don't see what we can really achieve, so mumms the word from me on this subject (being as it is the season of good-will etc )  :thumbdown:

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: mr_chris on December 08, 2007, 01:27:55 PM

Stayed up FAR too late last night / this morning doing this, but I got into it, I haven't used Photoshop properly for ages and I learned loads!!

Hehe :)

*edit* - thought I'd "brand" the pic in case it ends up anywhere ;)

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Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: roseway on December 08, 2007, 02:04:21 PM

 :lol:

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: kitz on December 08, 2007, 04:02:03 PM

 :lol: brilliant

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: Pwiggler on December 08, 2007, 04:27:19 PM

 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

chris - it was well worth the effort ... a classic !

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: Pwiggler on December 08, 2007, 04:28:41 PM

... if fact chris, if u dont mind can i nick the pic so i can email it to ellacoyas sales team?

Title: Re: Providers question 'neutral net'
Post by: mr_chris on December 09, 2007, 04:27:56 AM

hehe - should be good for a laugh ;)

Why not try the R&D team instead? :lol: