IM1811
join:2001-08-20
Haverstraw, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | My Typical Day includes:
ITunes, Ruku, Xbox360, WebSite Management as well as Megarotic (or Hulu depending on my mood). I have 3 HD tv's, all hooked to WMC via the 360, and I play COD4 and Halo3 online multiplayer.
I have a family, and that's important when speaking about my 'typical day'. What scares me is that if we allow the Cable Companies to do this with the data today, it will change the way online advertisers, producers, and jobbers 'perceive' their ROI. Once Mom's start saying 'knock off the downloads, we can't afford the extra $100', that simple 'perception' of an 'out of control expense' is going to go a long way in killing the online business.
In closing, I'd like to point out that the association of 'High Bandwidth' users and 'Pirating Content' is simply a crock of 'Comcrap'. The cable companies are begining to charge 'By the Byte' in an attempt to kill the fledging 'on demand' business so all those advertising dollars go into THE BROADCAST TELEVISION market, not the ONLINE market.
PS. At work, I use Fios business, 20-5 w/ 4 ip addresses, at a cost of $100 per month. That replaced a Verizon full T1 that cost $600 per month.
At home,I pay for unlimited data with Verizon, 20-20 tier. No caps, throttling, or DPI.
Oh, and by the way, I would be glad to 'pay per byte'. Just like i'd love ALA CARTE Cable. But, oh well, that ain't happening anytime soon.
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