 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to Warez_Zealot
Re: Perhaps if they offered a two tiered model..... said by Warez_Zealot:Your not making any sense. Sure they may or may not be paying for inet now -- which is un-metered (by that I mean no surplus fees). One day those kids will eventually move out, and will not buy metered internet where you pay by the bite. Again, you still dont seem to get a very simple concept and your comments only confirm this. Assuming people are "kicked out of the house" at 18 as you suggest, they are most likely going to be watching every penny. If those same people are given the chance to pay $20 (for example) for a metered internet plan, then they are going to chose that over a $60 "flat rate" plan. Given that it has been proven time and time again that most people dont use egregious amounts of bandwidth, a cheaper alternative (metered rate) would be a boon for millions of people in this country.
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 PiggieI Actually use WindstreamPremium
join:2005-11-23
Orange Springs, FL | 90% of the problem didn't even start until the cable dsl bandwidth wars. Who can bring the most to your door for the least.
If cable and dsl companies would sell reasonable packages, at a price they need to charge, this would mostly end. If 512 would be in the $20 range, to replace dial up. $30 to $35 for 1.5 and in the $60 range for 3m. This would solve a lot of problems. If 99% of their customers are not bandwidth hogs, they could live easy on the lower speeds.
I have throttled my router to 512 to see what it would be like, and one can surf very comfortable. Just some longer movies on news sites and Utube take longer.
The bandwidth war was a dumb idea and now it's back to bite the consumer. Sad :@(
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