300°

Will Internet ever be free?

tech.blorge writes:

I recently talked about the proposed plan to bring free Internet to the masses with the FCC selling off existing unused spectrum bands. It seems like such a service will not be coming any time soon, mainly due to the failure of the auction as well as the growing list of concerns lobbied by protestors.

Read Full Story >>
tech.blorge.com
TrevorPhillips5731d ago

well i dont think they will because then they will loose alot of money

MerkinMax5731d ago

I've read that they want a majority of the sites to be subscription based so you'll be paying for internet and websites. SO MUCH FAIL!

poopsack5731d ago

I read that as well but I think its BS, i mean subscribing to google search? to search for what?

5731d ago
rockleex5730d ago

It will force Cable and Broadband companies to innovate instead of trying to cap our bandwidths in order to gain more customers.

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 5730d ago
Cajun Chicken5731d ago

Not if Microsoft ever get their hands on all of it.

tatotiburon5731d ago

right...because in sony it's all about giving away lcd, vaio, films for free....if sony could control water, gas, electricity and internet all would be free...omg the hungry in the wolrd will be over because sony will bring food for free, in the future we don't need money beacuse sony will give us all the stuff for free.

Cajun Chicken5731d ago

If Microsoft think its right to pay for XBL, online gaming a feature that has been free on PC for years, no strings. Then Yes.
Although, to counterract that arguement, there's Hotmail which I use everyday and those new online Office apps.

But on the other hand, my landline ain't ever going to be free, especially in the UK.

Eiffel5731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

Wow even in a non console related article you pull the same sh!t.

Seriously, find the nearest tallest building and do the right thing.

TrevorPhillips5731d ago

There greedy they wont make it free they cant live without cash

DrWan5731d ago

offering free wifi. One town in So Cal is doing it, and i think Houston is doing it right now.

LokMessier5731d ago

In some select cities yes, but overall no. Why would ISPs give up their cash flow opportunity to provide something like the internet for everyone? When many of them make you pay for services such as repair personal to come to the house to fix the problem, and not to mention the problem in Australia where they cap your usage rate, while still making people pay. It would be a nice thing to have free internet and something that isn't blocked (Censorship I think one is going on in Australia) as well as capping usage.

Although so far neither the free internet idea nor the capping and censorship will stop so much. :/

FinalFantasyFanatic5730d ago (Edited 5730d ago )

Your correct LokMessier about Australia, our average cost is $50 for 10gig of bandwidth and a 512 connection (can get better if Telstra is not the only provider in your area).

You can read our woes here: http://whirlpool.net.au/

Most Australian's don't want the internet filter forced on us since there is no true opt out so I hope when they implement it, it fails badly.

We're also working on our NBN which Telstra has proposed to build with the costing for use being a 512/1.5 connection with 200mbs of bandwidth for $29.95 a month. Thankfully they screwed their RFP and aren't in the running any more. Really I just want to pay decent prices for decent speed and bandwidth, I don't expect free internet but if it's offered I wouldn't complain. :)

emazzuca5730d ago

Yeah, We here in the Great White North (Canada) are Capped too!

We all hate Rogers and Bell

LokMessier5730d ago

FinalFantasy: - Yeah I've ran into a few people on a forum that I frequently visit from time to time trying to get people to sign petitions to help stop the censorship as well as the capped usage.

emazzuca: - So canada is on the list to!? Seriously I would not have expected that from Canada, the country seems like the type that wouldn't do something like that :/

Show all comments (24)
140°

Silent Hill 2 Will Be a PS5 Exclusive Until Oct. 8, 2025, So Don't Expect an Xbox Version Until Then

Silent Hill 2 remake will be exclusive to the PS5 until October 8, 2025, so don't expect an Xbox port or announcement it expires.

darthv729h ago

why does it feel like we are living in the early 00's again? Sony paying for either full exclusivity or timed was the thing back in the day... and its been 'remastered' for this generation.

raWfodog1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

The original SH2 was PS2-exclusive for only a few months. Remastered version is exclusive for over a year lol.

But both companies played the timed exclusives game for so long so it’s no surprise.

rlow156m ago

Sony is the king of paying for exclusives. Anytime Xbox does it Sony fans go berserk. But when the shoes on the other foot they flop like a fish out of water.

Profchaos28m ago

Two fold publishers look at the loss in sales due to exclusivity and given how little Xbox sells in general Sony's generally able to get a greenlight for this behaviour if they fund it.

Microsoft think buying punishers is acceptable but they dug a huge financial hole as a result

Nintendo is just Nintendo and don't care

Chevalier15m ago

Yeah it's not like Xbox paid for exclusivity for games like Ark 2, Stalker 2, Warhammer Darktide or anything like that right? Oh wait.....

Einhander19721h ago

Just because that's the announced end doesn't guarantee it will be coming to xbox at that point or ever to be honest.

And even if it does it'll be an inferior version without the haptics and the Tempest audio which I expect will be a huge part in setting the mood in a game like this.

shadowT4h ago

enough time to optimize for Xbox Series S

P_Bomb2h ago

Hmm. Just a bit more than the 9 months The Medium was console exclusive.

TheNamelessOne2h ago

No wait on the PC end, so I'm happy.

Show all comments (17)
60°

The first-person survival/adventure game “Serum” just dropped its biggest update yet via Steam EA

"Game Island, in partnership with Toplitz Productions are pleased to announce that the latest update for their single-player immersive story-driven survival adventure game "SERUM" is now available and formulates the game’s biggest content update so far." - Game Island and Toplitz Productions

100°

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Preview BioWare's Back, Baby | CGM

CGM got a very extended hands-on look at Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and it looks like BioWare has made good use of the last ten years.

Read Full Story >>
cgmagonline.com
Juvia4h ago

It looks awful. RIP Bioware.

jznrpg4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Graphically it could look better as I’m not a big fan of the WoW color palette but the gameplay and rpg elements look good. The graphics are decent enough that I can look past them if the gameplay makes up for it. In no way do I think it looks awful just not my kind of art style

SimpleSlave3h ago

Looks fine to me. Not super Current Gen graphically, but that's fine. Well, except for that hair physics. That's actually pretty current gen. But as long as it has a good main story, plenty of choices for the player to make and it's not bloated with crappy fetch quests like the third one, this should be good to go.

SimpleSlave3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

The reality is that aside from MAYBE Dragon's Age Origins, this series has never been that good. Fun, sure, but great? Far from it. So they certainly have their work cut out for them. And I get it. This is certainly not the old OLD - pre Knights even- Bioware we're talking about here and they sure are hell ain't Larian Studios. But if they can get close enough to Baldur's Gate 3 or at the very least Origins, then that's a win right there.

At least, when it comes to the Art Direction, this is certainly the most appealing Dragon's Age. With the second one coming a close second, character wise at least, but falling WAY short on account of being a half baked game in every respect. The first one being an abhorrent looking abomination, even when it came out, and the Third one being Good Looking but generic as fuck.

So we'll see.

Zombieburger6381h ago

Can’t wait for all the game “journalists” to start singing praises for this game only for gamers to find it sucks.