dare I posit the concept of net neutrality or lack of it?

I have had episods (sic) of not being able to post but that is normally hidden in the BT (notso) HotSpot I use. And that itself is is a legit example of BT priotitising the speed because their "fon" system is basically parasitising routers paid for by someone else. Their advertising that claims millions of (notso) HotSpots is notso moral.

But having said that most providers now use things called a CDN - content delivery networks. These prioritise streaming content because people would blame them if their movie was running out of buffering.

So there are things that compromise net neutrality by the back door. Maybe your neighbours are heavy users of streaming. Or maybe there are several CDNs in the pipe. Such as those that handle Atlantic traffic.

Just adding to the complexity for the arguement.