W8ASA
Tieng gi vay?
join:2000-07-31
Dayton, OH
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| reply to Cabal
Re: Thorttling? Heh Heh
I think that if a customer purchase a certain bandwidth/speed, then he should be allowed to use that speed. Of course, speeds will vary as more users are online on a particular node (like cable in the evenings), but an ISP should NEVER throttle a user on purpose. If I ever became aware that my connection was being throttled (no, I never abuse it, by the way), I would immediately fire my ISP. I've paid for the speed: Now, let me use it.
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gatorkram
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join:2002-07-22
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| said by W8ASA  :I think that if a customer purchase a certain bandwidth/speed, then he should be allowed to use that speed. Of course, speeds will vary as more users are online on a particular node (like cable in the evenings), but an ISP should NEVER throttle a user on purpose. If I ever became aware that my connection was being throttled (no, I never abuse it, by the way), I would immediately fire my ISP. I've paid for the speed: Now, let me use it. Sadly, firing your isp isn't always a good option. Taking your money and running just saves you, but leaves everyone back there to suffer.
A lot of people in this world act like this. Save themselves, everyone else be damned. It might even be human nature.
Sometimes I think we need to stand and fight for the better good of everyone. I think this is one of those issues.
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W8ASA
Tieng gi vay?
join:2000-07-31
Dayton, OH
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·magicjack.com
·AT&T Midwest
·RoadRunner Cable
·Vonage
| You make an excellent point, and I agree with you. Running only solves the short-term problem. Standing together as a group of millions of users worldwide might get more attention - if indeed this affects that many.
I don't know how widespread this actually is, and I suppose there is no way to find out.
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ieolus
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Duluth, GA | Watch out, you might be accused by the right-wing wackos on this site of socialism, or worse, communism.
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LeftOfSanity
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Felton, DE
| said by ieolus :Watch out, you might be accused by the right-wing wackos on this site of socialism, or worse, communism. Nazi. 
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pfak
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Canada | reply to W8ASA
What if there are no alternatives after you've "fired" your ISP?
What if the only game in town is *insert ISP name here*?
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