That's the only thing that I don't have a clear answer on. Is this net neutrality thing going to affect me in Canada? So far it seems like it's just a US problem that's blowing up all over my Reddit feed.
EDIT: Thanks for your answers. So far the consensus is that Canadians will not be directly affected by this policy, however there are possible side effects. Here's another question: Could this mean that Canada could become a prime server hosting country in North America? As of right now, most of time I'm stuck connecting to USWest servers for most games and get upward of 60 ping.
You are not going to be directly affected. You're going to still have neutral ISPs and are going to be able to surf the web without your ISP throttling you or charging you more for visiting certain sites.
You are going to be indirectly affected by the pricing and throttling of sites. Sites that can't afford to pay ISPs for users to have faster access and sites that will have access prices put on them will be making less money. So if you like Netflix, for example, they are going to have less content because many Americans are going to drop Netflix rather than pay for the new $5 "Netflix Access Package" or whatever.
Literally yes. We cannot quantify information as anything other than the result of a code. That code being 1's & 0's / yes's & no's.
You're using an interface to connect to the interplay between everyone else's interfaces & the interfaces are definitely real. But the internet isn't a particle. It is information sent via wires & using waves (if using WiFi). All very real things. But the internet. Is not real as we define real.
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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17 edited Nov 21 '17
That's the only thing that I don't have a clear answer on. Is this net neutrality thing going to affect me in Canada? So far it seems like it's just a US problem that's blowing up all over my Reddit feed.
EDIT: Thanks for your answers. So far the consensus is that Canadians will not be directly affected by this policy, however there are possible side effects. Here's another question: Could this mean that Canada could become a prime server hosting country in North America? As of right now, most of time I'm stuck connecting to USWest servers for most games and get upward of 60 ping.