Republican Senators: Americans dont need high speed internet

Prutfis said:
Well the more you pay, the higher the connection ofcourse. A 100/100 costs more than a 50/50.. But a 500/500 is a 500/500 and delivers that. usually a bit more since fiber cables have such large bandwidth.. However the number 500 is not a representation of your downloadspeed in mb/s, to get that you divide by 8. It´s a distinction between bits and bytes :)

Your webpages as such you will not see them load quicker. But you do have bandwidth for multiple high res streams should you want it and you download speeds/upload speeds will ofcourse be faster
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Ok so wifi steaming will happen faster though.

You tell me how do you feel about pricing and overall service.
 
KONG-D'SNT-TAP said:
No what.

Like no they don't or no Im wrong. Not sure lol. I'm not a huge tech guy but I get the basics.
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your post made no sense. Yes the internet is running at that speed (unless you are on copper cables but that´s a whole other story). it has nothing to do with any of your devices.
 
KONG-D'SNT-TAP said:
Ok so wifi steaming will happen faster though.

You tell me how do you feel about pricing and overall service.
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if you have a wi-fi that can keep up with the xtra speed. Unless your wi-fi and connected devices are above your internet speeds the wi-fi will slow you down.. Hard to explain in short when you mix so many things together.
 
Prutfis said:
if you have a wi-fi that can keep up with the xtra speed. Unless your wi-fi and connected devices are above your internet speeds the wi-fi will slow you down.. Hard to explain in short when you mix so many things together.
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All that I understand. Devices have to support this.

What do you think about pricing.
 
You know those Republicans hate the evil government telling you what to do unless its them telling you your Internet is too fast and they need to cap your speed...
 
KONG-D'SNT-TAP said:
All that I understand. Devices have to support this.

What do you think about pricing.
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Great prices (my provider)... 50/50 on fiber optics with 0 downtime, 0 download limit etc for 40$ a month seems fair to me. Don´t know what you pay, what speed you have and what cabling you get.
 
Joe said:
Six Republican senators wrote a letter recently complaining to the fcc that the new definition of high speed internet(from 4mbps to 25) is just too fast and most Americans dont need that kind of speed. Of course if you are planning to enjoy netflix 4k, four mbps wont even come close to being able to stream it. Netflix recommends you have 25mbps. Surprisingly their reasons for not having a new level of high speed internet mirrors isps reasoning as well. All six senators have received thousands from isps.


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Of course, what do those senators have at their homes?
Why, high speed internet!
 
I like how lobbying is perfectly legal in USA
it basically screams corruption and its anything but democratic

a joke
 
Fucking lol at 4 Mbps considered high speed

Pathetic. 20 is the minimum usable in my opinion. 30-40 needed to have you not cuss out your computer from time to time
 
These six are smart man. Real smart. They went to college and have degrees...

Fucking LoL - stopped right there. S'all I need to read.
 
Republicans don't want them FACTS heading into America unchecked. Especially at high speed via dem tubes
 
GearSolidMetal said:
And what were the names, states, and parties associated with these asshole Senators?

And no, I ask with no presumptions.
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From the article:
The Senators?
  • Steve Daines (R-MT)
  • Roger Wicker (R-MS)
  • Roy Blunt (R-MO)
  • Deb Fischer (R-NE)
  • Ron Johnson (R-WI)
  • Cory Gardner (R-CO)
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Notice that they all represent states that are booming tech-hubs, so they know a thing or 2 about the internet.
 
Joe said:
Six Republican senators wrote a letter recently complaining to the fcc that the new definition of high speed internet(from 4mbps to 25) is just too fast and most Americans dont need that kind of speed. Of course if you are planning to enjoy netflix 4k, four mbps wont even come close to being able to stream it. Netflix recommends you have 25mbps. Surprisingly their reasons for not having a new level of high speed internet mirrors isps reasoning as well. All six senators have received thousands from isps.


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The article didn't feel the need to use "Republican" as click bait . . . why did you?

Regardless of party affiliation anyone opposed to expanding broadband services and trying to limit speeds based on their limited knowledge is an idiot.
 
Roy Blunt (R-MO): $55,700 from Comcast, $26,000 from AT&T, $21,500 from Verizon.

Steven Daines (R-MT): $15,000 from AT&T, $13,500 from Comcast, $13,000 from DirecTV (now AT&T)

Deb Fischer (R-NE): $20,000 from Deutsche Telekom (T-mobile); $16,000 from National Cable & Telecommunications Assn; $15,250 from Comcast; $15,000 from AT&T; $13,750 from Cox Enterprises; $13,000 from Verizon; $9,500 from National Telecommunications Cooperative Assn; $9,150 from CenturyLink; $7,500 from Cellular Telecom & Internet Assn

Cory Gardner (R-CO): $ 27,600 from CenturyLink; $23,000 from National Cable & Telecommunications Assn; $23,000 from AT&T; $20,500 from DirecTV (now AT&T); $18,350 from Comcast; $16,500 from tw telecom.

Ron Johnson (R-WI): $15,000 from Verizon; $10,000 from National Cable & Telecommunications Assn; $10,000 from AT&T

Roger Wicker (R-MS): $36,500 from Cox Enterprises; $32,500 from Comcast; $27,000 from National Cable & Telecommunications Assn; $17,000 from AT&T; $11,500 from Verizon; $10,500 from Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile); $10,000 from Time Warner Cable

And in case anyone wants totals they are as follows.

Roy Blunt (R-MO): $103,200

Steven Daines (R-MT): $41,500

Deb Fischer (R-NE): $105,400

Cory Gardner (R-CO): $128,950

Ron Johnson (R-WI): $35,000

Roger Wicker (R-MS): $145,000


Someone posted this in comments section. I just spent 30 minutes verifying it.
As a country, we are fucked since corporate America now rights our laws.
 
Technically, 4Mbps is high speed. Considering the amount of people in the US that still rely on dial up or shitty DSL services that cut out with a flea fart 4Mbps is lightning fast.
 
Generate said:
Technically, 4Mbps is high speed. Considering the amount of people in the US that still rely on dial up or shitty DSL services that cut out with a flea fart 4Mbps is lightning fast.
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We only had wireless broadband for the first 7 years at our house. Uverse became available and it was like night and day different. I think we went from a max of 5-6Mbps to 16Mbps.
 
Poor AmeriCANS.

Here's what you can get here in Lithuania:

up to 100mbs for 9.90 Euro a month
up to 300mbs for 13.90 Euro a month
up to 600mbs for 19.90 Euro a month
 
44nutman said:
Roy Blunt (R-MO): $55,700 from Comcast, $26,000 from AT&T, $21,500 from Verizon.

Steven Daines (R-MT): $15,000 from AT&T, $13,500 from Comcast, $13,000 from DirecTV (now AT&T)

Deb Fischer (R-NE): $20,000 from Deutsche Telekom (T-mobile); $16,000 from National Cable & Telecommunications Assn; $15,250 from Comcast; $15,000 from AT&T; $13,750 from Cox Enterprises; $13,000 from Verizon; $9,500 from National Telecommunications Cooperative Assn; $9,150 from CenturyLink; $7,500 from Cellular Telecom & Internet Assn

Cory Gardner (R-CO): $ 27,600 from CenturyLink; $23,000 from National Cable & Telecommunications Assn; $23,000 from AT&T; $20,500 from DirecTV (now AT&T); $18,350 from Comcast; $16,500 from tw telecom.

Ron Johnson (R-WI): $15,000 from Verizon; $10,000 from National Cable & Telecommunications Assn; $10,000 from AT&T

Roger Wicker (R-MS): $36,500 from Cox Enterprises; $32,500 from Comcast; $27,000 from National Cable & Telecommunications Assn; $17,000 from AT&T; $11,500 from Verizon; $10,500 from Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile); $10,000 from Time Warner Cable

And in case anyone wants totals they are as follows.

Roy Blunt (R-MO): $103,200

Steven Daines (R-MT): $41,500

Deb Fischer (R-NE): $105,400

Cory Gardner (R-CO): $128,950

Ron Johnson (R-WI): $35,000

Roger Wicker (R-MS): $145,000


Someone posted this in comments section. I just spent 30 minutes verifying it.
As a country, we are fucked since corporate America now rights our laws.
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I hope they die of ass cancer.
 
And Senators don't need 20 year old hookers, but yet here we are.

They should be looking at ways to speed technology along, instead of holding it back. We got plenty of ancient religions that can do that already.
 
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