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Re: Why? Maybe in your neocon fantasy world, yes, the providers could charge 'by the byte'. But this is the REAL world, and people are buying a PIPE to the internet, they aren't buying bytes. You obviously don't see the point. My ISP limits my byte transfers based on the SIZE of the pipe. I have a 10/10 connection for 35.00/month. In theory, I could use 6TB of data transfer per month. That's because I PAID FOR a PIPE that can move data at 10mb/sec. Much to your dismay, I don't pay by the byte, because that's not what internet acess is!. Sure, in your megacorp fantasy world, the ISP could charge you 3 times every time you load a web page (base 65.00, + Charge google + charge me by the byte). But that's just a wet dream for you.
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Tallahassee, FL | said by karlmarx:Maybe in your neocon fantasy world, yes, the providers could charge 'by the byte'. I didn't know that broadband pricing plans was part of the neocon movement. | |
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You pay for a pipe but there is this thing called a TOS. I'm sure somewhere in your TOS it states that if you effect the network in a negative way, you will either be disconnected, be throttled or charged extra. So yeah, you can do your 6TB of data movement until you negativly impact the network, then you are either gone or paying more. I'm sure that in your liberal, everything should be free world Karlmarx that this would never happen, but welcome to the real world where you pay to be on SOMEONE ELSES network where THEY get to make the rules since THEY own it. I know that you think making money is evil but again, welcome to the real world Karlmarx. Yes its unlikely that ISP's will start a new pricing structure but in thoery they could, even if you dont like it...because its thier network and business. If you dont like it, you can either take your business elsewhere or start up your own network. Point is, just cause you dont like it and people are going to make money doesnt make it evil. Remember, internet access is a utility, not a right. | |
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New York, NY | reply to karlmarx
said by karlmarx:Maybe in your neocon fantasy world, yes, the providers could charge 'by the byte'. But this is the REAL world, and people are buying a PIPE to the internet, they aren't buying bytes. I guess you have never heard of a cell phone then KarlMarx. Its this little device that fits in your pocket, and it even has internet access! People can chose to pay for a capped plan or pay by the byte. I know that only us Neocons use cell phones these days, but hey, welcome to OUR world. Most countries other than the US only allow for pay by byte cellular internet access. My prediction will be that ISP's will start (either by being forced or otherwise) to clearly label their caps in the near future (within 24 months). They will then be able to say "if you go over X then there is a charge of X per byte". Alternatively, I wouldnt be surprised if they offered a "super budget" plan that included no usage per month (but was very cheap) and the consumer simply paid for all their traffic by the byte. For what its worth, this model is already in place in some European countries.
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