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by jerf 4257 days ago
"Doesn't that mean that Verizon isn't actually offering TCP/IP (Internet) access, since they corrupt my protocol stream in transit?"

This is a serious answer: Go back and look at what they actually promise to deliver. Bet it doesn't have the word "TCP" in it anywhere. You can't hit them with contract violation when they aren't in violation of their contract. (Well, you can lodge any lawsuit you like. But it won't go well for you.)
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charonn0 4257 days ago
If they used the proper noun "Internet" then TCP/IP is implied.
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jerf 4256 days ago
No, it really isn't. Even in our world thinking Internet == TCP/IP is a faux pas, roughly equivalent to thinking Internet == WWW. Legally speaking I suspect the term borders on meaningless. Obviously a company offering "internet access" must do something to discharge their contract but I seriously doubt you could ever nail them on this.

And if you could and did today, in a month the contracts would be rewritten anyhow, making this a completely moot point.

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charonn0 4256 days ago
There is no public, global network of networks besides the one known as the Internet, and it exclusively uses the Internet Protocol suite.
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jerf 4256 days ago
Thinking TCP/IP = IP is also a bit of a faux pas. No fair changing the terms I used out from underneath me and then complaining.

Further... again, go check your contract for your home provider. I'm quite confident it doesn't promise to "serve IP packets", let alone making any promise whatsoever to serve them without modification. Don't lose sight of the context here... pedanting about what protocol is in use isn't going to change the fact that none of them are probably mentioned in your contract.

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charonn0 4256 days ago
I didn't say Internet Protocol, I said the Internet Protocol Suite.
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