Right now most of non-neutral networks exist specially outside of the US in cellular networks. They allow Spotify or other media streaming services deliver content to the user without charging user's data plan. Most of the companies competing in media streaming space, specially those with paid subscribers are big enough to pay the ISP for the fast lane (Beats, Netflix, Rdio etc). One exception is the fast lane (or maybe VIP lane in this case) for Facebook in developing countries. I've seen Facebook let users with no data plan whatsoever use the service in Türkie. You can see how this makes it hard for other social networks to catch up.
I don't think US cable companies make a tier system for websites. It doesn't make sense. All the non-media traffic isn't much that worth the discrimination. Most of the un-neutrality will be in cellular networks and media delivery.
Another example is Wikipedia zero, with participating carriers not charging for Wikipedia use. Similarly there's Google's new Android One where software updates and some play store usage are free of data charges.
In the UK Three used to sell these bundles of data where you got YouTube and some others free or as extra bundles, it was all a bit weird and not very net neutral. In our market I don't really see the lack of net neutrality as an actual issue for consumers, but we do have fierce competition. I do think things would be very different in a world with neither net neutrality nor competition.
In Dutch it's Turkije - there's a j in between ("ij" makes a single sound, and the "e" is another sound). "Turkie" would sound weird in Dutch too and it's not Dutch spelling, though I guess it looks like it.
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Right now most of non-neutral networks exist specially outside of the US in cellular networks. They allow Spotify or other media streaming services deliver content to the user without charging user's data plan. Most of the companies competing in media streaming space, specially those with paid subscribers are big enough to pay the ISP for the fast lane (Beats, Netflix, Rdio etc). One exception is the fast lane (or maybe VIP lane in this case) for Facebook in developing countries. I've seen Facebook let users with no data plan whatsoever use the service in Türkie. You can see how this makes it hard for other social networks to catch up.
I don't think US cable companies make a tier system for websites. It doesn't make sense. All the non-media traffic isn't much that worth the discrimination. Most of the un-neutrality will be in cellular networks and media delivery.
Another example is Wikipedia zero, with participating carriers not charging for Wikipedia use. Similarly there's Google's new Android One where software updates and some play store usage are free of data charges.
In the UK Three used to sell these bundles of data where you got YouTube and some others free or as extra bundles, it was all a bit weird and not very net neutral. In our market I don't really see the lack of net neutrality as an actual issue for consumers, but we do have fierce competition. I do think things would be very different in a world with neither net neutrality nor competition.
Are you/were you Amish? I've never seen Turkey spelled with "ie", and Google seems to think that's the Penn. Dutch spelling.
In Dutch it's Turkije - there's a j in between ("ij" makes a single sound, and the "e" is another sound). "Turkie" would sound weird in Dutch too and it's not Dutch spelling, though I guess it looks like it.
According to Wikipedia, the Pennsylvania Dutch are actually from southern Germany, and have no connection to Holland or Dutch.
Oh I didn't get that "Penn." part, that explains.
Sorry. I was too tired to spell Pennsylvania. =P
Türkie might be a misspelling of Türkei (German) or Türkiye ( Turkish).