said by fAcEtIOUs:The Slingbox issue for wireless providers like Verizon have the same solution that should be implemented to address all bandwidth hog issues, regardless of infrastructure - a pay per bit pricing model. With that model, those who consume the most bandwidth pay the most money. This does 2 things:
It puts the burden of upgrading infrastructure on those causing the need for an upgrade. And it puts a self-limit on those biggest bandwidth hogs - how much are they willing to pay to consume huge amounts of bandwidth. At some point they will cut their usage to match their available funds.
what a load of crap. i paid for the bandwidth and now i expect to get it and use it. maybe verizon should have thought of a pay-as-you-go system, but they didn't now did they. therefore their business model is set up to provide bandwidth so i can get the content i want and not have it regulated by them. this will certainly lead to a class-action if they don't rectify it immediately.
