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posted by janrinok on Wednesday July 23 2014, @01:50PM   Printer-friendly
from the rule-1-Don't-get-caught dept.

The title says it all. Not only has Verizon's performance become dramatically worse, the company has continued to try and foist the blame for the problem on Netflix, claiming that the online streaming giant is deliberately degrading performance by attempting to stuff data down specific congested Verizon pipes. Unfortunately, a growing body of evidence suggests this isn't true.

In related news, here's an interesting graph of NetFlix speeds from around the time this 'fast lane' discussion was started until now. These ISPs sure make a case for treating them like common carriers.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by dry on Thursday July 24 2014, @05:05AM

    by dry (223) on Thursday July 24 2014, @05:05AM (#73135) Journal

    (I was stuck on a freeway in a blizzard in downstate Illinois for hours once, wondering what the heck was going on but unable to get a traditional signal at all to try to find out

    That's why it's still handy to have a radio

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