ISP's confirm '2012: The Year The Internet Ends'

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Directive · #1 Post by **Directive** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:19 pm

http://www.televisionshowvideos.com/vid ... -Ends.html

Not to sure on how to read this yet. My gut is like, no way. I don't kn ow how long it supposedly has been in the works, but just cataloging the entire internet would take FOREVER!! in itself.

#2 Post by **palmboy5** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:04 pm

I'm not going to watch the video since it looks like a bunch of brats my age thinking they know enough, but I know of two possible reasons they will mention:
1.) US network infrastructure is outdated
2.) If the Net Neutrality Act fails.

Neither of them mean the end of the internet, especially because BOTH of them are US domestic issues ONLY. With the growing world powers of the EU and China, I doubt a failing country like the US would make much of a difference to the well-being of the internet in the near future.

Directive · #3 Post by **Directive** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:36 pm

ISP's confirm '2012: The Year The Internet Ends'
Published on Monday, June 09, 2008.

Source: Power.ning.com

Update: Bell Canada and TELUS (formerly owned by Verizon) employees officially confirm that by 2012 ISP's all over the globe will reduce Internet access to a TV-like subscription model, only offering access to a small standard amount of commercial sites and require extra fees for every other site you visit. These 'other' sites would then lose all their exposure and eventually shut down, resulting in what could be seen as the end of the Internet.

Dylan Pattyn *, who is currently writing an article for Time Magazine on the issue, has official confirmation from sources within Bell Canada and is interviewing a marketing representative from TELUS who confirms the story and states that TELUS has already started blocking all websites that aren't in the subscription package for mobile Internet access. They could not confirm whether it would happen in 2012 because both stated it may actually happen sooner (as early as 2010). Interviews with these sources, more confirmation from other sources and more in-depth information on the issue is set to be published in Time Magazine soon.
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2005 · #4 Post by **2005** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:59 pm

They're never going to kill the internet. It's responsible for billions and billions of dollars worth of business.

How are they going to just throw away all that money?

I7Iz490N · #5 Post by **I7Iz490N** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:42 pm

#6 Post by **palmboy5** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:28 pm

They aren't throwing away that money. The ISPs don't get money from those companies that benefit, and now with Web 2.0 shit (high bandwidth usage), the costs for them are getting really friggin high vs their income.

2005 · #7 Post by **2005** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:46 pm

The internet will never die.

Major corporations could acquire ISP's and keep them up, even if it cut into their profit they would still have a profit if you follow.

It's not going anywhere, it's to valuable.