[Commotion-discuss] Sprint offers clear example of Internet access w/o Net Neutrality

[Ben West]

Sprint is now offering a pre-paid mobile plan with optimized access to
Facebook, charging more for access to the Internet in general.

http://www.droid-life.com/2014/07/30/12-a-month-for-facebook-sprint-tramples-over-net-neutrality-with-new-prepaid-plan/

"Today, Sprint <http://www.droid-life.com/tag/sprint> dispensed with
all subtlety. Without any pretense of net neutrality whatsoever, the
carrier unveiled a plan with options to pay more for unfettered access to
social media and streaming music, depending on the tier.  The Virgin Mobile
Custom <http://www.droid-life.com/tag/virgin-mobile-custom> plan, sold
under Sprint’s Virgin Mobile
<http://www.droid-life.com/tag/virgin-mobile> brand,
provides unlimited access to one of four social media services – Facebook
<http://www.droid-life.com/tag/facebook>, Twitter
<http://www.droid-life.com/tag/twitter>, Instagram
<http://www.droid-life.com/tag/instagram>, or Pinterest
<http://www.droid-life.com/tag/pinterist> – on top of your data plan for
$12 a month. An additional $10 will net unlimited use of all four, while $5
more grants unlimited streaming from any one music app. The base plan also
includes 20 minutes of talk time and 20 texts, both of which can
be upgraded. Lines start at $6.98 a month, $5 extra for “unlimited” access.
Plans can be adjusted on the fly, even daily if so desired."


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Ben West
http://gowasabi.net
ben at gowasabi.net
314-246-9434
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