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07-22-2017, 11:27 AM
Pissed Netflix subscribers accuse Verizon of throttling video
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Pour one out for net neutrality (http://mashable.com/2017/07/12/net-neutrality-day-of-action-how-to-help/). Oh, and your Netflix binge sessions while you're at it.*
As the FCC prepares to gut the regulations that require internet providers treat all online content equally, Verizon Wireless apparently decided to just get on with the damn thing and appeared to begin throttling the speed of some users' video downloads. And, as ** one likes the threat of their favorite show stuck in buffering hell, you'd better believe Netflix subscribers are pissed.
SEE ALSO: AT&T miraculously avoids choking on its own bullsh*t in net neutrality pledge (http://mashable.com/2017/07/11/att-net-neutrality-day-of-action/)
On July 19, internet sleuths **ticed something fishy was going on and took to Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/6o9l4x/is_verizon_throttling_netflix_data_**w/) to share evidence (https://www.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/6ogu9s/netflix_throttle_megathread/?sort=new) of what they saw as Verizon Wireless's plan to ruin their stream-life. Specifically, it appeared that the company was capping video-download speeds at 10Mbps. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/21/netflix-verizon-speeds-throttling-test/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Pour one out for net neutrality (http://mashable.com/2017/07/12/net-neutrality-day-of-action-how-to-help/). Oh, and your Netflix binge sessions while you're at it.*
As the FCC prepares to gut the regulations that require internet providers treat all online content equally, Verizon Wireless apparently decided to just get on with the damn thing and appeared to begin throttling the speed of some users' video downloads. And, as ** one likes the threat of their favorite show stuck in buffering hell, you'd better believe Netflix subscribers are pissed.
SEE ALSO: AT&T miraculously avoids choking on its own bullsh*t in net neutrality pledge (http://mashable.com/2017/07/11/att-net-neutrality-day-of-action/)
On July 19, internet sleuths **ticed something fishy was going on and took to Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/6o9l4x/is_verizon_throttling_netflix_data_**w/) to share evidence (https://www.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/6ogu9s/netflix_throttle_megathread/?sort=new) of what they saw as Verizon Wireless's plan to ruin their stream-life. Specifically, it appeared that the company was capping video-download speeds at 10Mbps. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/21/netflix-verizon-speeds-throttling-test/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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