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Re: Can ISPs Overwrite Your Web Content?

Vince Warnock — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:53:12 -0000

When we were kids, if anyone talked over the top of me they would get a slap upside the head. Bring back playground rules i say

Re: Can ISPs Overwrite Your Web Content?

Ed — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:30:03 -0000

I also ask, what's the big deal? It's not anything new, as has been noted by many commenters across different blogs, and it helps to notify the user he/she is approaching her limit. Because really, how many Rogers (in this case) monitor every byte that flows into their tubez?

Re: Can ISPs Overwrite Your Web Content?

Carl J — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:51:53 -0000

What's the big deal with this method? It's not like they are "overwriting" the pages that you are viewing with their own content (like the title makes it sound), and you have the option to turn it off.

The design could use a bit of an improvement, and be a bit smaller, maybe some thin bar across the top that the user can click on and expand, so that it doesn't take up half of the screen.

When they start adding ads, redirecting you from Google to Yahoo (they have a partnership) or start censoring the content on the page, then I have a problem.

I would rather have this, than find out through my next bill that I owe an extra $50 on my "unlimited" cable internet bill.

And yes, maybe they should email you, but I bet a lot of their users (like myself) don't use their rogers email address (mine is something like cjlebel2341234523452@rogers.com ...). At least this way the user can't use the excuse that they had no idea that they were over, and they don't end up with a surpise bill.

Re: Can ISPs Overwrite Your Web Content?

Kyle — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:50:34 -0000

I believe that the message comes up for EVERY page, not just Google, until the user acknowledges the message.

Re: Can ISPs Overwrite Your Web Content?

Carl J — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:10:58 -0000

Personally, I think this is a great idea, if it's only used to tell me that I'm nearing my 103Gb/month cap.

As long as they don't start shoving in ads, or modifying the content of the page, and give me a way to close/hide their message, I'm all for it.

It's better than being charged the $1.50 per partial gig once you go over the limit.

And yes, I'm with Rogers.

Re: Can ISPs Overwrite Your Web Content?

war59312 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:19:24 -0000

Wow, yeah I would sue over this one for sure.