Results 1 to 18 of 18

Thread: Google begins effort to find Internet blockers

  1. 01-28-2009, 01:24 PM #1
    Flambo
    Flambo is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    83

    Google begins effort to find Internet blockers

    Link:

    http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/200901...oogle_internet

    Quote:

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) on Wednesday unveiled a plan aimed at eventually letting computer users determine whether providers like Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) are inappropriately blocking or slowing their work online.

    The scheme is the latest bid in the debate over network neutrality, which pits content companies like Google against some Internet service providers.

    ...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 01-28-2009, 01:24 PM #2
    Sparky
    Sparky is offline
    Xtremely High Voltage Sparky's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Ohio, USA
    Posts
    16,040
    Well that's cool.
    The Cardboard Master
    Crunch with us, the XS WCG team
    Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz, 16GB DDR3-1600, Radeon 7950 @ 1000/1250, Win 10 Pro x64
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 01-28-2009, 01:28 PM #3
    Avan
    Avan is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Posts
    213
    Interesting timing on this from Google, one day after the big Cox announcement.

    http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/200901...c_cox_internet
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 01-28-2009, 01:55 PM #4
    Shintai
    Shintai is offline
    Xtreme Cruncher
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Denmark
    Posts
    7,747
    Funny since google wants ISPs to pay for content...
    Crunching for Comrades and the Common good of the People.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 01-28-2009, 02:08 PM #5
    AnXioZ
    AnXioZ is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Urbana-Champaign
    Posts
    152
    Quote Originally Posted by Avan View Post
    Interesting timing on this from Google, one day after the big Cox announcement.

    http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/200901...c_cox_internet
    You should definitely re-read that
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 01-28-2009, 02:16 PM #6
    Avan
    Avan is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Posts
    213
    Quote Originally Posted by AnXioZ View Post
    You should definitely re-read that
    I didn't even catch that when I posted. Oh well!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 01-28-2009, 02:32 PM #7
    Serra
    Serra is offline
    Xtreme CCIE
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Atlanta, GA
    Posts
    3,842
    Well that's certainly promising.

    Go Google!
    Dual CCIE (Route\Switch and Security) at your disposal. Have a Cisco-related or other network question? My PM box is always open.

    Xtreme Network:
    - Cisco 3560X-24P PoE Switch
    - Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall
    - Cisco 4402 Wireless LAN Controller
    - Cisco 3502i Access Point
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 01-28-2009, 04:02 PM #8
    randomizer
    randomizer is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Downunder
    Posts
    1,313
    Depending on the country, this will pit them against the government too.
    Last edited by randomizer; 01-28-2009 at 05:45 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 01-28-2009, 07:48 PM #9
    cegras
    cegras is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Illinois
    Posts
    2,095
    Why? If the tool is benign and simply raises a flag when bandwidth drops dramatically, it's not doing anything invasive.
    E7200 @ 3.4 ; 7870 GHz 2 GB
    Intel's atom is a terrible chip.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 01-28-2009, 09:28 PM #10
    PhxProvost
    PhxProvost is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Pennsylvania
    Posts
    118
    Id have to say Google might be my favorite company. They are always stirring up trouble and rival company's have no choice but to deal with Google or else
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 01-28-2009, 09:36 PM #11
    DeanZ
    DeanZ is offline
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Alberta, Canada
    Posts
    147
    well if it brings light to the current situation with internet throttling it cannot be bad
    Q9400@3.6 -- Thermaltake Water | ASUS P5K | 8800GTS 640 -- Thermalright HR-03 Plus | PC2-8500 Dominator 2x2GB@ 1092 5-5-5-13 | OCZ Core V2 30GB -- Raptor X 150GB -- Seagate 7200.10 250GB | Antec TruePower Quattro 850 | Silverstone FJ07 | Windows Vista Home Premium 64 -- Ubuntu 8.04


    Fold 1 | E8400 3.0 | ECS G31TM | PC2-6400 2x1GB | -- Fold 2 | 3800+ X2 | ASUS ??? | PC2-8500 2x1GB


    Folding...You Know You Want To
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 01-28-2009, 10:32 PM #12
    strange|ife
    strange|ife is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Vegas ,NV
    Posts
    1,636
    Send a message via AIM to strange|ife
    I have cox in las vegas..it's overall a good service. I try not to abuse it much

    But they lowered the monthly cap from 140GB I believe down to like 80GB. I do not want to test the waters on how much they charge for overages, if anything.

    crappy about that news clip on them wanting to start traffic shaping. I think they used to experiment with traffic shaping for a while, but stoped.
    ~
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 01-29-2009, 03:02 AM #13
    Calmatory
    Calmatory is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    2,128
    Google for an ISP!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 01-29-2009, 03:09 AM #14
    T_Flight
    T_Flight is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Posts
    2,036
    These ISP's better start laying line down and fast. There is a war on, and people are sick of paying money for speed and getting slow for their hard earned money.

    We're no longer asking for speed...we're telling them. They can speed it up and start using our money for what we paid them for, and upgrade those pipes to keep up with demand, or they can go out of buisness, and somebody will take them over who will. This throttling garbage is gonna go one way or the other.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 01-29-2009, 03:26 AM #15
    Katanai
    Katanai is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Posts
    763
    Quote Originally Posted by Avan View Post
    I didn't even catch that when I posted. Oh well!
    That makes it even worse...

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 01-29-2009, 08:35 AM #16
    Spawne32
    Spawne32 is offline
    Xtreme Guru
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Philly/NJ
    Posts
    3,933
    Send a message via AIM to Spawne32 Send a message via MSN to Spawne32
    Quote Originally Posted by T_Flight View Post
    These ISP's better start laying line down and fast. There is a war on, and people are sick of paying money for speed and getting slow for their hard earned money.

    We're no longer asking for speed...we're telling them. They can speed it up and start using our money for what we paid them for, and upgrade those pipes to keep up with demand, or they can go out of buisness, and somebody will take them over who will. This throttling garbage is gonna go one way or the other.

    amen to that, google for ISP 2009!

    My Heatware
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 01-29-2009, 12:46 PM #17
    Power5
    Power5 is offline
    Xtreme Enthusiast
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Posts
    614
    Same garbage as music sharing. Trading mix tapes with friends was never a problem in the 80's and 90's. But, once technology caught up and made it more widely available to trade your "mix tape" with people in large scale, it became illegal. Mix tapes used to be a good way to gain a broader audience for musicians to be heard by possibly more people.
    They kept making internet faster and faster and we have started to find more and more ways to utilize their services, so now they want to make that restricted.

    GREED
    Aaron___________________________Wife________________________ HTPC
    intel i7 2600k_____________________AMD5000+ BE @ 3ghz___________AMD4850+ BE @ 2.5ghz
    stock cooling______________________CM Vortex P912_______________ Foxconn A7GM-S 780G
    AsRock Extreme 4_________________ GB GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G_______OCZ SLI 2gb PC6400
    4gb 1600 DDR3___________________ OCZ Plat 2GB PC6400___________Avermedia A180 HDTV tuner
    MSI 48901gb 950/999______________Tt Toughpower 600w___________ Saphire 4830
    Corsair HX620____________________ inwin allure case___________ ___ Coolmax 480w
    NZXT 410 Gunmetal________________Acer 23" 1080p________________ LiteOn BD player
    X2gen 22" WS    ________________ ________________________________ nMediaPC 1000B case
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. 01-29-2009, 01:27 PM #18
    Calmatory
    Calmatory is offline
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    2,128
    Quote Originally Posted by Power5 View Post
    Same garbage as music sharing. Trading mix tapes with friends was never a problem in the 80's and 90's. But, once technology caught up and made it more widely available to trade your "mix tape" with people in large scale, it became illegal. Mix tapes used to be a good way to gain a broader audience for musicians to be heard by possibly more people.
    They kept making internet faster and faster and we have started to find more and more ways to utilize their services, so now they want to make that restricted.

    GREED
    Greed?

    Uf you have a chance to make easy $40,000, or easy $400,000 by restricting people, I am sure you would take the latter. :-)
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules