tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943061409344261913.post7616493402079965858..comments2016-05-01T23:46:42.255-04:00Comments on IS 251 @ Loyola University in Maryland: Service Providers: Are we getting what we pay for?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943061409344261913.post-3771672869677803202016-02-21T16:50:58.970-05:002016-02-21T16:50:58.970-05:00Hey Nick,
I think this was a very interesting arti...Hey Nick,<br />I think this was a very interesting article that focused on the ideas of net neutrality and ‘zero rating’. I am a customer of Verizon and was unaware of the concept of ‘zero rating’. I like the use of incentives by Verizon as a way of competition with the other data companies. It is smart for them to promote this feature of no data costs for streaming sites such as Netflix because people start using the free streaming from Verizon no matter what data company they have. This actually makes the customers of other data companies lose money because they are not fully using their features of their data company to the max. When their contracts expire they feel an obligation to switch to Verizon because they already use some of their services and feel comfortable with the data company. I agree with your opinion that the article overlooked the fact that no prices were named. I feel like if it included prices throughout the article I would better be able to see the impact of staying with the current data company or switching to Verizon. I would also like to see the success of this new innovation by Verizon. I would like to see the percentages of people who switched over to Verizon or who stayed with their current company since this innovation was implemented. I think it is an interesting idea and very clever by Verizon to market their data by making it free to customers.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626614622518169795noreply@blogger.com