OT: Net Nuetrality and the World Cup

[Dazed_75]

On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Kevin Brown <kevin_brown at qwest.net> wrote:

> I have largely stayed out of the net neutrality debate as I don't really
>> understand both sides.
>>
>> I do not have access to cable tv of any kind, but I have Cox for my
>> internet access. When the Olympics were on I could not watch them online
>> because I do not have a windows PC, so NBC was off limits. While other
>> countries had the olympics broadcast online I could not figure out a way
>> to watch them because I am in the US. However, if I used a public proxy
>> in Mexico, which I feel more than fine doing since I live 2 miles from
>> the border, I was able to watch the olympics on several internet sites.
>>
>> Now, I am trying to watch the World Cup. Yesterday, I was able to watch
>> all day long the pre-game coverage and the concert through Cox and
>> ESPN3. But today I cannot access the actual games. It seems if I go to
>> ESPN3 I must be a member of a supporting company, which Cox is because
>> the whole site says "Powered by Cox" yet Cox is not in the list of
>> supported companies so I cannot watch it!
>>
>> However, by once again putting in my mexican proxy I go to the espn3 web
>> site, click on the game I want to watch, and TA DA ! instantly pops up
>> the game in all its flash glory.
>>
>> So what gives? Because World Cup is not a popular thing in the US I
>> cannot watch it? I have this same problem with WRC as well.
>>
>> So what side of Net Neutrality should I be on, because this is totally
>> wrong! A US citizen and I cannot watch the stinkin' game online because
>> I live in the US? However any other country can access our american
>> companies (espn) and access the game coverage? This should be illegal!
>> Yet I am the one who would get in trouble if they found I was going
>> through a proxy...
>>
>
> Not sure what your problem is, but I have no issues getting the games via
> cox.net. Both live and replay.
>
> http://espn.go.com/espn3/index/_/sport/soccer-futbol
>
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Works fine for me too.  I am on Mediacom for internet access.  I found it
interesting that using the link you provided, my screen shows "powered by
Mediacom" above and at the right of the video.  Made me wonder if you see
something about Cox?

-- 
Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions,
that I wish it always to be kept alive.
 - Thomas Jefferson
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