Per Byte Billing in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21020514 en Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:31:37 EDT Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:31:37 EDT Re: Per Byte Billing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21030544 patcat88 : But this system has been perverted by "minimum comits" which guarantee $1000s each month even if not 1 packet was sent across the link.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21030544 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:51:39 EDT Re: Per Byte Billing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21025467 Xela19115 :
said by patcat88 See Profile :

If I have Pay Per Byte billing I want to be able to download atleast at 100 mbit, no less.
As I said the "last-mile" provider should open the pipe as wide open as technically possible and just charge per byte. If its technically possible to provide 100 Mbps then you'll get 100 Mbps but if the highest you can get technically is 5 or 10 Mbps then you'll get what you'll get.

I think that way everyone will have less headaches and confusion. If someone downloads/uploads 600 GB/month then that person pays for their usage equivalent amount and person who uses only 10 GB/month will obviously pay much lower amount.
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xela19115]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21025467 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:34:36 EDT Re: Per Byte Billing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21024468 patcat88 : If I have Pay Per Byte billing I want to be able to download atleast at 100 mbit, no less.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21024468 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:11:02 EDT Re: Per Byte Billing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21023494 SlackerX : The analogy to electricity would be better if electricity speed were limited. Like if you had to wait longer for a microwave to cook some food because your connection was slower.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21023494 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:22:38 EDT Re: Per Byte Billing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21022484 iansltx : How about a low (768k or so...enough for YouTube and such) CIR and above that have a bucket of bandwidth that you could use up and then drop down to the lower speed? Profitable and makes sure you still have internet!

Also, pay-per-GB is fine with me...I'll pay it like my electric bill...$25 in minimum charges plus 5 cents per GB sound fine with you? Me too. They're paying about that much in fixed costs and that much in variabe costs...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21022484 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:02:18 EDT Re: Per Byte Billing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21020629 aaronwt :
said by Xela19115 See Profile :

Honestly I think the better model would have been to set a certain flat per byte rate and charge users for bandwidth used vs. speed and byte cap price plans. Something more in line with the way electricity is sold. I pay for kWh I use and electric company does not limit me how much I can use or how fast the electrons flow. I limit myself by making sure I do not leave lights on everywhere 24/7. That way the responsibility would be on a customer to manage his/her bandwidth usage.

The Internet providers, like Comcast, should give just provide the fastest possible connection technically possible and just charge per byte used. Heavy bandwidth users will pay more and some if not most will pay less. That way no one will subsidize others and nobody will have to be punished for a few bad apples.
With electricity(around here) you play less per KWh after a certain amount.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21020629 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:24:52 EDT Per Byte Billing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21020514 Xela19115 : Honestly I think the better model would have been to set a certain flat per byte rate and charge users for bandwidth used vs. speed and byte cap price plans. Something more in line with the way electricity is sold. I pay for kWh I use and electric company does not limit me how much I can use or how fast the electrons flow. I limit myself by making sure I do not leave lights on everywhere 24/7. That way the responsibility would be on a customer to manage his/her bandwidth usage.

The Internet providers, like Comcast, should give just provide the fastest possible connection technically possible and just charge per byte used. Heavy bandwidth users will pay more and some if not most will pay less. That way no one will subsidize others and nobody will have to be punished for a few bad apples.
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xela19115]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21020514 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:06:16 EDT