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Posted April 17, 2019 03:44 · last edited April 17, 2019 04:10

liberty_nz wrote:

Does NZ have a net-neutrality law? 

Basically, can Spark shape the traffic so that their own internet customers get a better experience (and, for instance, Vodafone customer a lesser quality of service).

I'm kind of expecting a lot of "well it works great for me" type feedback, which let's face it, happened with most things like Premier League Pass, etc. 

I used to work in customer support for a software company. 99% of the time it is user error....

In regards to net-neutrality, I do not believe so. Technically it has been flauted, when some providers (I think Spark?) offered free data for Facebook and other social media websites. Which technically goes against the whole neutral web thing.

But generally speaking NZ is in a different situation to the U.S., whereby we have good competition in regards to internet providers. In the instance of Sparksport, I'm not sure if in this instance it's actually practically possible to favour their own customer's traffic over others.

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liberty_nz wrote:

Does NZ have a net-neutrality law? 

Basically, can Spark shape the traffic so that their own internet customers get a better experience (and, for instance, Vodafone customer a lesser quality of service).

I'm kind of expecting a lot of "well it works great for me" type feedback, which let's face it, happened with most things like Premier League Pass, etc. 

I used to work in customer support for a software company. 99% of the time it is user error....

In regards to net-neutrality, I do not believe so. Technically it has been flauted, when some providers (I think Spark?) offered free data for Facebook and other social media websites. Which technically goes against the whole neutral web thing.

But generally speaking NZ is in a different situation to the U.S., whereby we have good competition in regards to internet providers. In the instance of Sparksport, I'm not sure if in this instance it's actually practically possible to favour their own customers over others.

Unknown editor edited April 17, 2019 03:45
liberty_nz wrote:

Does NZ have a net-neutrality law? 

Basically, can Spark shape the traffic so that their own internet customers get a better experience (and, for instance, Vodafone customer a lesser quality of service).

I'm kind of expecting a lot of "well it works great for me" type feedback, which let's face it, happened with most things like Premier League Pass, etc. 

I used to work in customer support. 99% of the time it is user error....

In regards to net-neutrality, I do not believe so. Technically it has been flauted, when some providers (I think Spark?) offered free data for Facebook and other social media websites. Which technically goes against the whole neutral web thing.

But generally speaking NZ is in a different situation to the U.S., whereby we have good competition in regards to internet providers. In the instance of Sparksport, I'm not sure if in this instance it's actually practically possible to favour their own customers over others.