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randomfool on April 23, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: F.C.C., in ‘Net Neutrality’ Turnaround, Plans to A...

Disagree that it's comparable to symmetrical up/down- the bandwidth my ISP charges me is irregardless of the direction. Your argument would be valid if I were only paying for data that I send, but I'm not.

Why can't I tell my provider that I want to minimize the latency when playing a first-person shooter, and I'm willing to pay for it?

grandalf on April 28, 2014 [–]

> Why can't I tell my provider that I want to minimize the latency when playing a first-person shooter, and I'm willing to pay for it?

You certainly can. Why can't Disney tell your provider it wants to maximize bandwidth for Disney content, and offer to pay for it on your behalf?

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