 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to fAcEtIOUs
Re: Double-Talk said by fAcEtIOUs:said by Matt:I also noticed in the article yesterday that the Verizon rep stated they would not impose limits on usage, but then turned around and stated that consumers can use any devices as long as they are willing to pay for usage. That strongly reeked of "we're going to bill by the byte" to me. It is about time that pay-per-byte starts getting used. It solves all problems. It monetarily penalizes bandwidth hogs. It funds infrastructure investment. It avoids the need to throttle content providers, protocols, etc. If this model flies, then expect to see it start appearing on landline broadband as well. Except for the fact people (customers) don't want to keep up with it and it's going to be hard for providers to track it.
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Not really. It won't be much different that keeping track of your mobile minutes used. The providers simply need to provide that feedback mechanism for their customers. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by openbox9:Not really. It won't be much different that keeping track of your mobile minutes used. The providers simply need to provide that feedback mechanism for their customers. It's not quite that simple. What about all the spam email I receive or the phone home traffic of any software or devices I use? What if I piss someone off who decides to DDoS me?
There are methods and models to eliminate all the concerns I listed and to make bill-by-the-byte work, but I don't want my ISP in charge of any of them.
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Cost of doing business. If customers aren't willing to own up to being a netizen, then they shouldn't be connected. |
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