telcolackey
The Truth? You can't handle the truth
join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA
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April 11th, @12:55PM
| Business economics don't appear to apply
As said by espaeth  :
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These key fundamental truths are ubiquitous in threads throughout the site:
1) All companies are trying to screw you.
2) There's infinite bandwidth available, it's "the man" trying to keep you down
3) FiOS > *
4) P2P traffic causing congestion issues is a myth, like global warming. See #2.
5) Companies should invest significant capital to upgrade their networks and reduce pricing at the same time. Basic laws of economics do not apply to the broadband industry.
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Hereisareply
@tds.net
| Yes and...
1) All companies ARE trying to screw us... Why do companies exist? They exist in order to get as much money out of us as possible through legal ( mostly ) means. If something isn't illegal, it's fair game, even if it's likely unethical. Morality doesn't seem to matter to many of these entities. It's always about "the angle". How about you just supply a good "fast dumb pipe" and let us take care of the rest?
2) There isn't infinite bandwidth available on the internet, but there SHOULD be a lot more since many of these companies got tax incentives to build out their networks to handle this known period. I guess that relates to #1, eh?
3) Right now, FiOS > *. Yup, it's the best technology, Billing is a problem though...
4) The P2P traffic causing congestion issue is NOT a myth... However, when considering #1 and the lack of proper action this is what the broadband industry gets. You reap what you sow... Maybe they should have invested MORE in their infrastructure while getting all those tax breaks. Then they could have not had a problem with the natural & logical growth we're having. This is just the cost of being in business. The internet is still growing and maturing. There will be a point where technology, capacity, and economics will catch up with the business created demand for all of these services.
5) Companies should have ALREADY invested capital to upgrade their networks since they receive HUGE tax breaks and monopolies. We also know that basica laws DO apply to the broadband industry. Economics of scale play a role in the purchase of fiber and equipment... Too bad you didn't mention that. Please don't insult our ability to see what's going on here... |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| reply to telcolackey
On number 5, the Cellular companies are still building out their 3G networks, which is why there are such harsh restrictions. I would not be suprised to see even VZW grow its caps at some point- perhaps not to infinity, but still higher than 5GB- when "the network" can handle higher traffic better. |
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