jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
| reply to telcolackey
Re: Canadian internet is going to shit.
said by telcolackey  :Why isn't my water bill flat fee? Water and internet access are two totally different things.
One is a finite natural resource costing varying amounts of money to pump through an infrastructure. The other is data and electricity which costs minimally more no matter if 1 GB is sent or 200 GB. The power is always on and the actual costs do not match in such a way to compare to moving water.
Geesh, get a society hooked on something and then rake the through the coals! Just hilarious! |
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voyager6868
join:2003-01-29
Lynnwood, WA
 ·Bell Sympatico
| What you say is partly true, but if an ISP is maxing out their bandwidth, they have to add extra routers that cost money and overall the ISP will consume more electricity.
Basically, ISP prices should go up at the rate of inflation, and their capacities and speeds should keep pace with the current technology. That would be fair. |
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d25m03p
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Langley, BC
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
| said by voyager6868 :Basically, ISP prices should go up at the rate of inflation, and their capacities and speeds should keep pace with the current technology. That would be fair. Wrong... If prices go up, they should follow the rate that my salary go up ..... Which is 0%! Every business thinks that prices can keep going up, but if salaries don't follow, then soon, no-one will be able to afford anything. The answer by businesses... Put the prices up again and again.
Who the hell runs these businesses? MBA's? No wonder North America is becoming a third world continent! |
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voyager6868
join:2003-01-29
Lynnwood, WA | Hmm. Most salaries do go up, unless you're talking about a minimum-wage or fairly low-paying job. If yours doesn't, then perhaps you should try to find a better job. |
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