noirExtreme

Broadband Report asks:

In an age where broadband service comes loaded with parental controls, flash-heavy portals, newsgroup access, identity theft-protection and other attempts at hand holding, where are the incumbent ISPs that want to offer the more experienced web user an unapologetically bare broadband connection?

I guess the hope is that a no-frills service will come at a significantly cheaper price. Unfortunately, these worthless items that experienced web users would easily do without have also a very small cost attached to them. These are often cheap things that providers toss on top of the basic service in the hope to make it comparatively more attractive. Therefore removing these items from the bundle will not enable providers to offer significant discounts.

But if bare-bones means that for the same price I can get a service with only the features that matter (uptime, stable bandwidth, no port or service blocking, privacy), I'll sign-up today. I am ready to pay for the best stupid network!