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Don't forget the Geo blocking enforced by content providers.

Why shouldn't I forget that?

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Why shouldn't I forget that?

Its another sign of how idiotic some companies have become.

"We also blind small animals with cosmetics.
We do not sell cosmetics. We just blind animals."

 

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I'm guessing this has more to do with optus wanting to block netflix out of the australian market since there trying to introduce presto and stan.

Australia is a monopoly market where company's can make alot of money - just look at cocaine

Optus has signed a deal with Netflix.. I am unsure what you mean by blocking them out of the aussie market?

This ordeal started when Netflix said they regret signing a deal with Optus and iinet. What does Optus do, pay up $$ you're killing our pipe ( I think they forgot to read the fine print when they signed the agreement which our ISP's usually do to us..)

How much money do these companies have..? Seriously, and they ignored the fact that there will be increased traffic.

All politics and I fkn hate them all. Greed runs our country..

Now give me my damn fibre!!!

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Maybe Telstra should take this and think...Wow, maybe our internet isn't good enough!

 

telstra knew our internet was bad back in early 2000's they even went to the govt to help them fund a fibre network ( probably FTTN) as they didnt want to spend all the money themselves the govt didnt want to help so telstra just said screw it

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telstra knew our internet was bad back in early 2000's they even went to the govt to help them fund a fibre network ( probably FTTN) as they didnt want to spend all the money themselves the govt didnt want to help so telstra just said screw it

The government did help them, that was the 4 billion that disappeared. Telstra committed fraud and due to lack of evidence as to what happened with the funds, the case was dropped. 

"We also blind small animals with cosmetics.
We do not sell cosmetics. We just blind animals."

 

"Please don't mistake us for Equifax. Those fuckers are evil"

 

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we are living in era when internet is no longer about freedom

I don't get it, what next, ask every content provider for money? google, yahoo, youtube, steam, psn, xbox, google playstore, facebook, twitter?

 

this just so messed up and stupid, even worse it's spreading

someday we might not be able to connect to a website because they didn't pay ISP to access the website.

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The stupidity of the people in charge of this is killing me!!!

"We also blind small animals with cosmetics.
We do not sell cosmetics. We just blind animals."

 

"Please don't mistake us for Equifax. Those fuckers are evil"

 

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You'd think the people in charge would have some of logic? but they really don't they are idiots if they keep letting stuff like this happen it'll also hurt their own economy. 

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The government did help them, that was the 4 billion that disappeared. Telstra committed fraud and due to lack of evidence as to what happened with the funds, the case was dropped. 

was that when soloman was boss? I remember shit costing more and then he just jumped ship.

quite sure abbott has him helping  out with nbn

 

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I think the UK is probably one of the best places to be for internet considering there is no stupid crap like this stopping Netflix etc.

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Everyone in Australia needs to send this image to the public relations department of this ISP.

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Or maybe this one:

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My teacher at the university is a pretty ballin' guy in the world of telecommunications, he gave us a little explanation on why does this happen, from a company standpoint. And the only thing I can tell you is that there is no way these companies will stop, as on the direction's part, money and ambition aside, they truly think charging companies like Netflix is the right thing to do.

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Everyone in Australia needs to send this image to the public relations department of this ISP.

EcL9ojJ.gif

 

Or maybe this one:

UETIh6a.gif

Lol, I said that in another post.

"We also blind small animals with cosmetics.
We do not sell cosmetics. We just blind animals."

 

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My teacher at the university is a pretty ballin' guy in the world of telecommunications, he gave us a little explanation on why does this happen, from a company standpoint. And the only thing I can tell you is that there is no way these companies will stop, as on the direction's part, money and ambition aside, they truly think charging companies like Netflix is the right thing to do.

Wait, so the companies are run by retards  :blink:

"We also blind small animals with cosmetics.
We do not sell cosmetics. We just blind animals."

 

"Please don't mistake us for Equifax. Those fuckers are evil"

 

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Lol, I said that in another post.

As did I in another thread.

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dayum.

 

I am on a 200GB plan with Telstra and I downloaded GTA V last week, still haven't gone over. That says alot.

That 16/.8 speed you got tho.......

Here i am with Comcast on 7/1 plan with unlimited data for 60 a month........

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That 16/.8 speed you got tho.......

Here i am with Comcast on 7/1 plan with unlimited data for 60 a month........

That would be megabytes I'm guessing?

I have 500 GB Telstra ADSL2+ with 2.3 MB/s Down and 0.1 MB/s UP it's outrageously infuriating that Australia's internet infrastructure is weak compared to America's. 

And I also pay about $70 a month...

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Netflix doesn't need the Australian market though, not like it needed the American one. It can simply refuse to function over companies that don't follow suit in amarket like that.

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Netflix doesn't need the Australian market though, not like it needed the American one. It can simply refuse to function over companies that don't follow suit in amarket like that.

Netflix just crossed the threshold of international users vs American users, they have about 2.3 million American users and 2.6 million international. Also Netflix spent the start up capital in Australia so it would be a loss for them if they bailed out this soon.

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That would be megabytes I'm guessing?

I have 500 GB Telstra ADSL2+ with 2.3 MB/s Down and 0.1 MB/s UP it's outrageously infuriating that Australia's internet infrastructure is weak compared to America's. 

And I also pay about $70 a month...

No, Mbps.

@The Crazed Child said he had like a 16/.8 Mbps plan.....meanwhile i have a 7/1 Mbps plan.

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No, Mbps.

@The Crazed Child said he had like a 16/.8 Mbps plan.....meanwhile i have a 7/1 Mbps plan.

Wow that's kind of lame, I believed it was that America's internet backbone was built off of fiber or that it was going to be.

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Wow that's kind of lame, I believed it was that America's internet backbone was built off of fiber or that it was going to be.

I have the lowest plan......the max i can get here is 150 Mbps.

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Maybe Telstra should take this and think...Wow, maybe our internet isn't good enough!

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Netflix doesn't need the Australian market though, not like it needed the American one. It can simply refuse to function over companies that don't follow suit in amarket like that.

youre right to a degree, but more money never hurt anyone, especially not a company like this one.

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