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Net Neutrality and Gaming

hobokenboyhobokenboy Banned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 3 Arc User
edited February 2014 in Off Topic
So....with the ruling of net neutrality banished, how long do you think it will take for ISP companies to begin throttling data and that in turn affecting our gaming?
I'm unhappy and I can't say why.
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  • xellizxelliz Member Posts: 955 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    I'm sure they will throttle data very soon. However, I expect they'll be hitting movie/music streaming first as those are the biggest hitters. A lot of games actually don't send that much data as a few of my friends discovered when using their iphones as hotspots to play another MMO on their laptops while out and about.

    Of course I'm sure ISP's will bend everyone over eventually...not that they don't already...
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  • hobokenboyhobokenboy Banned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Well, that may be true, but when downloading a new game you've just purchased, someone could readily run into a data cap, no? And now that there's nothing to stop them from doing so, ISP's can say, "Ooops. Half of that game is over your data limit for the month. If you want the rest, pay us this much."

    I'm also curious as to what can be done to keep this scenario from occurring. I've "signed" petitions and sent actual snail mail to relevant parties...but what else is there, other than boycotting the internet when it all comes down.
    I'm unhappy and I can't say why.
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