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| 05 Oct 2012 02:49 PM |
This is something I strongly believe in. and here's why...
The Internet is not a product, it's a medium, we communicate through it. It's a medium for communication.
Like the air is a medium for communication through word of mouth, do you buy air? Do you need to pay for it? No, then why would you need to pay for Internet?
I don't care they make it, the point here isn't to save money, it's to point out that the Internet is not a program, it's not a product.
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| 05 Oct 2012 02:53 PM |
| I could imagine the government providing free 56k net carried on landline. |
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| 05 Oct 2012 03:13 PM |
| The Internet is profitable for the government here, so I don't imagine it happening, well atleast in my country anyway. |
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| 05 Oct 2012 03:21 PM |
The internet is something that has to be provided for you by someone else. Air is not. There are no air provider companies, but there are internet provider companies.
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pepper0
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| 05 Oct 2012 03:28 PM |
The internet is just like a newspaper
you pay for it. |
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| 05 Oct 2012 03:37 PM |
| Right. A newspaper is something that has to be provided for you by someone else and so is the internet. They can't be free. |
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| 05 Oct 2012 05:35 PM |
ISPs have to pay for server upkeep, logging (as required by federal law), paying employees, paying for power to keep the servers running, etc. Going through all this trouble is not worth it if there isn't something in it for you, so you charge not only for paying the bills, but also a little extra for yourself.
The reason it is a product while air, speaking, etc. aren't is because there is an unlimited supply of those things and nobody has to create these services for you. Providing an internet connection doesn't fall into these categories.
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| 05 Oct 2012 05:54 PM |
| Nothing is free. This would just be more taxes. |
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| 05 Oct 2012 10:02 PM |
>The internet is just like a newspaper
you pay for it.
The Internet is not product it's a service you moron.
Also for the record, There are free newspapers, full of ads. |
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| 05 Oct 2012 10:06 PM |
Internet is man-made. Air isn't. Your arguement is invalid.
"Stay in drugs, eat your school, and don't do vegetables." |
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| 06 Oct 2012 12:47 AM |
Man-made or not man-made, that doesn't make it free or not.
Also I'm not asking for it all, just a basic connection available for everyone. Everyone will still need to pay for protection, or to pay for a better internet, a faster.
Here if we compare it to air again, ait itself is free right? But you want protection against germs, you buy a mask. Or let's say you want less humidity, you buy a dehumidifier.
A Basic connection, a basic slow connection that gives people access to only things like their emails and online encyclopedias. They will need to buy their access to other things, like gaming sites, and they will also need to upgrade their internet speed or volume to gain access to things like ROBLOX.
Over here 1 gigabyte of download or upload can go up to 5 bucks. And it frequently stops working for one reason or the other.
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| 06 Oct 2012 01:08 AM |
"Man-made or not man-made, that doesn't make it free or not.
Also I'm not asking for it all, just a basic connection available for everyone. Everyone will still need to pay for protection, or to pay for a better internet, a faster.
Here if we compare it to air again, ait itself is free right? But you want protection against germs, you buy a mask. Or let's say you want less humidity, you buy a dehumidifier.
A Basic connection, a basic slow connection that gives people access to only things like their emails and online encyclopedias. They will need to buy their access to other things, like gaming sites, and they will also need to upgrade their internet speed or volume to gain access to things like ROBLOX.
Over here 1 gigabyte of download or upload can go up to 5 bucks. And it frequently stops working for one reason or the other."
I don't think you have an understanding of how exactly the internet works... |
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| 06 Oct 2012 02:36 AM |
| Dont free WIFI networks already exist in some big cities provided free by the city? |
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| 06 Oct 2012 04:42 AM |
Dont free WIFI networks already exist in some big cities provided free by the city?
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Wifi hotspots. No, you pay for them. In Cyprus we have PrimeTel, to use the wifi hotspots you must have a PrimeTel account and you pay 50 cents every 5 minutes (not sure) if you are using their hotspots.
Bars and Cafes have free wifi networks but not in a big range. |
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| 06 Oct 2012 04:55 AM |
@Person299
Then explain to me how the internet works..
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| 06 Oct 2012 09:47 AM |
You know the internet connects a lot more than computers right?
"Stay in drugs, eat your school, and don't do vegetables." |
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