1 edit | I inform everyone I can too. I just had a thought and I am sure someone here will be better able to explain what I am thinking.
From what I understand the cost to provide a MB/GB of data is pretty cheap. My thought/Question is how much profit does a MB/GB generate in advertising. I am thinking a lot more than it cost to put that ad out there. I have Alltel "still unlimited" evdo as my only real option for internet. If I have to work around caps when Verizon takes over I will have to turn off "load images automatically." I will save data usage and will look for more ways to cut my data use. That will force more and more advertising off of the net, and the ISP's will lose money and will have plenty of dormant service making no profit. If ad revenue takes a sharp drop they might rethink there caps. Tell everyone if they are being hit with predatory caps to turn the table around and become the predator of the ISP's ad profits. The ISP's want to cap people, but then they want to use some of your cap to make money from ad from you. Just to prove my point of predatory: if I would of had to pay my evdo bill based on Verizon's policies last year. I would of had to pay over $100,000 for less than 300 GB of internet usage. Thats less than 1 GB a day used. I don't know about the rest of you, but I will never see how less than 300 GB of data is worth a new home in many markets in this country. And I will never see how that is not predatory, and good for Americans.
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The #5 cell provider not once in anyway every voiced any problem or concern or request to limit my usage.
Makes me wonder why the #2 soon to be the #1 cell provider is not able to equal or out do the the #5 cell provider.
Alltel is a profitable company, and this will be the second time they have been bought in a year. They also have that other little thing going for them "HAPPY CUSTOMERS." What a concept.
I also would like to know if TW test mark is in a competitive market or if they are the only provider of broadband in the test area. If they are the only provider its not much of a test.
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