Virgin destroying the internet.

[Andys]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA5ZR_jxdXU&eurl
http://stopvirgin.movielol.org/


"Keep Virgin from destroying the internet...

The new CEO of Virgin Media, Neil Berkett, has openly stated in an interview that they think net neutrality is “a load of ********” and claimed they're already doing deals to deliver some people’s content faster than others. They would then put websites and services that don't pay Virgin in the "slow lane", meaning those sites would load slowly and cause most users to give up using them, feeling forced to use whatever Virgin wants to push through their network.

This is not the first time an internet provider infringes upon net neutrality, but it is the first time that an ISP so brutally states that they simply plan to limit internet access to a television-like system in which the access provider completely regulates the content you have access to.

Virgin Media has over 3.5 million customers in the UK and the real danger is that when they start applying this system to their network, all major internet providers around the globe will soon follow the trend. Because this is exactly what major ISP's have been wanting to do for years.

But we can stop it.

If the masses of the internet react against this, we will set an example of what happens when one provider tries to take away our freedom. We will make it very clear that any ISP who tries to infringe upon net neutrality will see its popularity go down the drain because the users don't accept it. And we'll see to it that only the providers who care about safeguarding our internet freedom have our support.

Speak out in any way you can and spread the word."

Discuss?

[N!ck]

Lol, if they try that people will leave. Hopefully the big companys like Google will realise it is wrong and not pay them causeing them to be "slow" and cause havok.

[Technologic]

I really don't think this will happen.

[Movieen]

Quoting South Park here!

Blame Virgin!
Blame Virgin!
They're not a real ISP anyway!

[Recursion]

I am actualling PMSLing at this load of "********" from Virgin, they must have some pretty stupid CEOs.

[The Professor]

Thick as I am, that went over my head a bit. So Virgin are going to make all websites affiliated with them faster somehow?

[N!ck]

Thick as I am, that went over my head a bit. So Virgin are going to make all websites affiliated with them faster somehow?

Yes, by making websites that don't pay them slow.

[Lycan]

This has been discussed for years as you say by other ISPs, luckily none have been brave enough yet to do it.

Sadly Virgin appear once again desperate for money... it won't last, people who require really fast net are normally downloaders and downloaders are normally thoose who own their own website...

So i'm not worried and i'm not on virgin

[crans]

I switch from NTL to BT just few months before they switched to Virgin, still a bad service I see.

[Stephen!]

I'm switching from VM to sky. They are now planning to extend the STM hours from 4-9pm to 10am - 9pm. When they do this, We've gone.