Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Nutrition Facts…for your Internet Connection?”.
These labels aren’t just for food anymore, you’re, now going to see them on internet plans, but why is it too hard to understand here’s the price per month and here’s the speed you’ll get well, it turns out that the answer is actually yes, the American FCC is Requiring isps to provide these labels for most internet Plans offered to the public starting this month, precisely because between introductory rates and hidden fees, many consumers find Broadband advertising to be confusing. The goal of the labels is to provide a standardized way to inform consumers of the true cost of their service and exactly what they’ll be getting. Instead of allowing isps to bury these important details in the fine print. And although we’re mostly used to seeing the analogous nutrition facts, labels on actual food packaging, the Broadband facts, labels have to be displayed both online and in stores, if you’re buying internet service. That way, I prefer my internet boxed.
Let’S take a look at what exactly happened to be included up top you’ll see the name of the ISP and the name of the plan just below that you’ll see the monthly price prominently displayed similarly to how the calorie count is displayed on a nutrition label below This you’ll have a section of gotas you’ll, see immediately if the monthly price is some kind of introductory promo rate, and if it is how long the rate is good for and what the new rate will be at the end of the intro period. If you have to sign a contract, you’ll see how long that contract is and a link link to the full terms. Then you’ll see another gotcha section outlining additional charges: everything from equipment, rental fees, installation fees, taxes and the penalty for backing out of a contract early. It would be nice if a total price, including all of that junk, was listed prominently at the top of the label, but as it is, you’ll have to do a little math to figure out the total damage. You do, however, get a link to any discounts. You’Re eligible for, if you’re, bundling or using your own equipment, but let’s say money, is No Object.
Lucky you and you’re mostly concerned about how your connection performs we’ll tell you what the labels say about that right after we think I fix it. The sponsor of this video, if your console is broken or acting funky, forget going out and buying a whole new one repair it with the help of I fix it. Their exhaustive selection of console parts and comprehensive repair guides make opening your console and fixing it easier than ever check out. I fix it using the link below give your busted console a new lease on life and get free shipping on orders of $ 100 or more now below all this pricing information you’ll see a section outlining both the typical download and upload speeds and, as a pleasant Surprise, you also get a latency number in milliseconds, although most people look more at the raw megabits per second latency can be more important if you do lots of online gaming or, if you’re, frequently making video calls.
Unfortunately, the FCC hasn’t included specific requirements on how speeds and latency should be measured, while the FCC does run a pro program to help isps, determine typical speed and latency numbers participation isn’t a requirement. Hopefully in the future. There will be a more standardized way to provide these numbers, but, given that isps like Comcast are already unhappy about just having to fill out a label, whether that’ll happen is anyone’s, guess anywh, who the bottom of the label also has to include any data caps and Overage charges a link to the isp’s network management practices, which is essentially how well they adhere to net neutrality. Princi I and a link to their privacy policy and Customer Support Services. Isp websites are also required to compile all their labels into a publicly available spreadsheet, which could be useful if you want to quickly compare plans, and in case you were wondering, if you’re one of those people who signs up for Internet service over the phone, the person On the other end is required to read the entire label to you. Oh boy, you want to get a snack.
Of course, there was some griping from isps about how much time and energy it would take to create these labels, but given how much money isps spend on designing and sending out junk mail, it’s hard for me to feel too bad for him, but I feel good About the fact that you watched this whole video thanks like the video, if you liked it dislike it, if you disliked it check out our other videos, comment below with video suggestions, don’t forget to subscribe and follow. So you can see more of this. What I, what we’re, what what I’m doing right now pretty cool .