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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Canton, OH
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to BF69
Re: Gluttony?
of course the amount of data is not the same. HDD's are cheaper than ever, and so is the cost of computing. but somehow it suddenly costs more for the ISP to connect me to their network? of course not- it's all gotten cheaper over time and the only things changing are the number of users (which should take care of itself because users pay for service and that money should be invested at least partly into maintaining the network) and the type of data being transmitted.
ISP's like comcast have long snooped in on users habits and more and more often over the past few years it seems that p2p and video have become targets to isolate and boot. the problem is, these ISP's (I can't speak of comcast, I live in TW territory) like to tout their network's speed and potential uses, actually using pseudo progress bars in ads sometimes with familiar file formats on them (mp3, avi) showing us all just how quickly we can 'stream music, movies, download and share, etc.'. But the moment a sizable number of users decide to use their connections they become hogs.
As I've said, and I'm sure a lot of people will agree with me here: I pay for 15/768 and I'd like to use it without paying a second or third time. I'm not asking for anything for free, I just want what is advertised. If cable's main product (video) wasn't threatened then I seriously doubt there would be any issue raised in the first place.
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join:2002-12-17
Huntsville, AL
1 edit | reply to slimpickinz
Re: Hey Dumb Ass
Yes, I have been to Atlanta during rush hour. And in my limited experience, its for speed AND volume. (You Atlanta drivers are fucking nuts, 4 lanes side by side going 50 bumper to bumper? I was scared shitless the whole time driving there)
Anyway, how does agreeing that someones analogy is better than mine make me a dumbass? I dont agree with his point, just that his analogy fits better.
amiga_boy, I understand your side, and I can see from a business perspective how that way should work, but when looked at from a consumers perspective, it would be like ordering fries from McD's and only getting a half order because everyone else was ordering fries at the time too.
Its just part of the cost of doing business. In an office, you dont always need someone sitting at the desk to answer phones, because the phone doesnt ring constantly, but you pay someone to be there all the time for when the phone does ring.
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degauss1
join:2001-07-02
Hillsboro, OR
 ·ViaTalk
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
·Axvoice
| reply to WasteNot
Re: Gluttony?
In my home we have 2 seperate VoIP phone lines and 3 users (one doing loads of traffic over VPN for telecommuting).
768Kbps would only slow me down dramatically.
People need to realize that not everyone is using the internet to pirate things. My company made a large portion of it's workforce 'mobile' to save $$. I think with gas prices rising sky high many more companies will do the same.
I don't need my full 15/2 bandwidth all day but I do use all very regularly. | |
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