Re: Metered bandwidth will never work -

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frost203 join:2005-09-17	reply to gatorkram Re: Metered bandwidth will never work The only reason to "upgrade" is if their user base grow duh... if you have a 100mbs pipe, give 10 users 10mbs each then of course you will need to upgrade the network if you acquire 5 more users, otherwise now you got certain user using "their" allotted bandwidth but this now slows down a few of the others because the pipe is small. so either upgrade the network to accommodate new users or do not over sell the pipe. DON'T say i got 10mbs of a 100mbs pipe that is shared by 20 others who you promised 10mbs as well. with this type of thinking i should sell my car multiple times to bob, joe, and Ernie and tell all of them the are sole owners.
	to forum · permalink · 2007-12-07 18:14:39 ·
jester121 Premium join:2003-08-09 Lake Zurich, IL Reviews: ·voip.ms	You clearly have no clue about how residential bandwidth markets work. So called "oversubscribing" is how they're able to offer 10Mbps for $40 (or whatever low prices we've become used to). It's based on statisically how much aggregate bandwidth is needed to support X number of typical subscribers. Under your scenario I assure you, you wouldn't be paying less than $50 a month. Price out a dedicated 10Mbps business class circuit sometime and you'll see what "fair" pricing is.
	to forum · permalink · 2007-12-07 18:30:39 ·
frost203 join:2005-09-17	"business class" exactly a term coined by marketers to imply that the service is somehow more special. its a pipe, a pipe just like any other. their statistical analysis is to maximize users and bandwidth, this model obviously has flaws they gotta use a new model. ISPs gotta realize that people will having their PCs up day and night, their network "the network we pay for" should accommodate that.
	to forum · permalink · 2007-12-08 00:07:55 ·

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