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by fizzbar 4434 days ago
This image http://www.willchatham.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/net.pn... has been making the rounds on reddit, surprised it hasn't appeared here yet. This is the most visceral/succinct explanation of the consequences of allowing the ISPs to have a "fast lane"...
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The clever thing about Comcast's intentional congestion extortion loophole is that the customer never sees it, so it doesn't look like that image.
Swisscom in Switzerland was selling their infinity cell service like this: http://xavierstuder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Swisscom_...

However, even on the slowest plan you can still watch youtube. The only difference between the plans is the speed.

That picture makes me almost physically ill