Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break...
by ramblerman on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:54AM
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Because given that practice continues, and is accepted, we could find ourselves in a position where making a website now requires a regional fee to the ISP guild.
Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break...
by Finster on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:38PM
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Wat. It already happens. I don't get free hosting for my sites.
Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break...
by ramblerman on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:53PM
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I think you're confused about the issue.
you pay for hosting, yes, of course. You don't additionally pay individual ISPs to guarantee it's users access to your sites.
Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break...
by crazy1van on Monday July 29, 2013 @03:42PM
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You don't pay it directly. But you are paying your hosting company who is several steps down the line paying a backbone provider to tie their network to the rest of the world's networks. So, yes, you really are paying to have other users be able to connect to your site.
why is this bizarre?