battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to pokesph
Re: dumb pipes
You can get that dumb pipe in the form of a T1, DS3, Metro Ethernet, etc. |
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
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join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
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| said by battleop  :You can get that dumb pipe in the form of a T1, DS3, Metro Ethernet, etc. Of course but at extremely inflated prices not suitable for most home / small business users.
Now IF they would offer a best effort service with limited support and a relaxed SLA @ competitive prices, I'd be all over it. 2GigaE FTW |
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telcolackey
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join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA
1 edit | To move to a dump pipe model, the consumer must pay the cost of bandwidth as it grows (look at T1, etc prices)... Not the flat fee of high speed residential broadband. As bandwidth usage grows, it has to be subsidized somehow.
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to pokesph
For level of service you get these services are hardly inflated. |
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