Quote from: Dustin xLilD on January 05, 2015, 01:23:42 AM

So you pay for the Internet based on much data you use? What's so bad about that?

It's more about "data discrimination".  For instance, if you're streaming Netflix you might get better download speed than say, browsing Facebook or Reddit.  The fear is that ISPs will begin charging you for what websites you use (ex. charge you for a "social media package" so that Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. don't run at a snail's pace).

My problem with net neutrality is that it doesn't allow ISPs and companies to get into agreements that are beneficial to the consumer, like how Netflix made a deal with Time Warner to give its customers better stream quality (the average video quality went from 480p to 720p where I live).  The only way they were able to do that was to prioritize Netflix's traffic (put it on a "fast lane") so that it isn't competing with other traffic on the downstream.

Or they could use that 97% profit margin they pocket to upgrade their infrastructure. Google on the other hand is showing that it can implement fiber optic cabling capable of gigabit connections for only dollars more than what people are paying for their shitty old copper wire cabling that current ISPs are using and refuse to upgrade from.