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New Castle, PA
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Re: Bandwidth Limits - All discussion here Your situation in the city is different. I'm just pointing out that many, many, MANY people don't live in the city, and as such, don't have access to municipal water or natural gas. You mentioned in a previous post that those would be considered utilities because while you can do without them, they need to be available (run to the curb, in your words).
I'm just point out that for significant numbers of the population, that is not so.
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to AVonGauss
Tell me friend, can you show me anything anywhere that states internet is a utility - aside from a few users that think it is or should be?
Didn't think so.
A public utility (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies.
Comcast is not within this group, is it?
Thanks!
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join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
kudos:5
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said by pianotech:What I think is wrong is Comcast threatening to discontinue service to those who go over. That's just dumb. Why not just charge them more accordingly? The added profits would make their shareholders happy.  There is still the opinion by some heavy users that metered usage/billing is still unfair. You'll never please them. I would love metered usage/billing. My usage is so low, that my bill should be $5.00 a month. 
My usage for 1.5 days:
WAN Bandwidth - Daily
Date Download Upload Total
2008-08-31 0.13 GB 0.00 GB 0.13 GB
2008-08-30 0.40 GB 0.03 GB 0.42 GB
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
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Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to pianotech
said by pianotech:What I think is wrong is Comcast threatening to discontinue service to those who go over. That's just dumb. Why not just charge them more accordingly? The added profits would make their shareholders happy. I agree!
I think per use would be fine!
Some people think I am opposed to this form of billing - WRONG!
Let's see - $52.95 and use 35GB per month, or $7.41 for the same use... yeah, hard decision!
No, it aint happening and it aint my fault.
Bring it on!
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AVonGaussPremium
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | reply to dadkins
Dadkins, to use your words, go back and re-read my posts. I never stated Internet access through HSI or otherwise was a utility. The comparison I would make if I were to make such a comparison would be to the public telephone network, which in most cases is not considered a "public utility" and typically has its own classification with its own set of nuances. What I have and continue to take offense at is your statement as fact that Internet access is a luxury. |
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pianotechPianotechPremium
join:2002-12-30
New Castle, PA Reviews:
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said by dadkins:Tell me friend, can you show me anything anywhere that states internet is a utility - aside from a few users that think it is or should be? Didn't think so. A public utility (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies.Comcast is not within this group, is it? Thanks! Dadkins,
I will definitely concede that, at least in the great state of PA, internet use is not regulated by out state public utility commission. So you are right in that, as of now, internet is not classified as a utility. I am of the opinion though that it should be.
But I'll give you your premise on a technicality. |
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to pianotech
said by pianotech:Your situation in the city is different. I'm just pointing out that many, many, MANY people don't live in the city, and as such, don't have access to municipal water or natural gas. You mentioned in a previous post that those would be considered utilities because while you can do without them, they need to be available (run to the curb, in your words). I'm just point out that for significant numbers of the population, that is not so. Absolutely!
The *MAJORITY* of people in the United States live in a semi-urban/city-esk area.
These areas are served by - utilities!
These utilities are available to this majority of citizens.
Since nowhere is internet classified as a utility, you get to ORDER it as a luxury.
If you choose to live in the boonies, you are pretty much on your own.
No power, no water, and certainly no internet.
WHEEE!!!
Go for it!
I like hot showers.
I prefer Drip coffee or espresso.
Electric lights.
YMMV
Internet is not a utility - yet. Period.
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join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:6 | reply to fezz7834673
said by fezz7834673:250GB may seem like more than enough overhead for some folks, but really how does that break down per day? Per hour and minute? That's about 8+ GB/day... -- 2 or 4 hours of movies in HD-debatable quality
Roughly 350 MB an hour
It's about 750 Kbps... or 95 KB/s...
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to AVonGauss
said by AVonGauss:Dadkins, to use your words, go back and re-read my posts. I never stated Internet access through HSI or otherwise was a utility. The comparison I would make if I were to make such a comparison would be to the public telephone network, which in most cases is not considered a "public utility" and typically has its own classification with its own set of nuances. What I have and continue to take offense at is your statement as fact that Internet access is a luxury. If internet is not a utility, and you want it, what does that make it? 
NOTHING that is a utility is being forced on anyone - not power, not water, and not phone.
Other items are not utilities and overall, the majority of people do not have - like internet.
Cable TV is a luxury.
Sat TV is a luxury.
Internet is a luxury - usually carried over cable(a luxury in itself) or copper(phone lines - also a luxury) - right?
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pianotechPianotechPremium
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New Castle, PA | reply to funchords
Wow, 350 MB/hour....every hour... |
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | said by pianotech:Wow, 350 MB/hour....every hour... DAMN! That a whole lot of por... "Research Videos".
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pianotechPianotechPremium
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| said by dadkins:said by pianotech:Wow, 350 MB/hour....every hour... DAMN! That a whole lot of por... "Research Videos". Haha! Yeah, that's for sure! |
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AVonGaussPremium
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | reply to dadkins
said by dadkins:If internet is not a utility, and you want it, what does that make it? NOTHING that is a utility is being forced on anyone - not power, not water, and not phone. Other items are not utilities and overall, the majority of people do not have - like internet. Cable TV is a luxury. Sat TV is a luxury. Internet is a luxury - usually carried over cable(a luxury in itself) or copper(phone lines - also a luxury) - right? Your afore mentioned espresso, that is a luxury. Internet access or a telephone affects your ability to obtain or maintain employment, ability to effectively participate in educational services such as college or even to a lesser degree grammar school for starters. To answer your question as to what does that make it? For many today and for many more each day, it is called a necessity Dadkins. |
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | said by AVonGauss:said by dadkins:If internet is not a utility, and you want it, what does that make it? NOTHING that is a utility is being forced on anyone - not power, not water, and not phone. Other items are not utilities and overall, the majority of people do not have - like internet. Cable TV is a luxury. Sat TV is a luxury. Internet is a luxury - usually carried over cable(a luxury in itself) or copper(phone lines - also a luxury) - right? Your afore mentioned espresso, that is a luxury. Internet access or a telephone affects your ability to obtain or maintain employment, ability to effectively participate in educational services such as college or even to a lesser degree grammar school for starters. To answer your question as to what does that make it? For many today and for many more each day, it is called a necessity Dadkins. Espresso - uses electricity - a utility.
Internet - a luxury.
Employment can be done by commuting and *going to work*.
College, that building we went to - I walked into?
Grammar school? In the '60s No, internet was not around, sorry!
Ya know, kids do still get taken to school everyday during the school year.
Internet is not a utility friend, no matter that you want it to be or you as an individual claims it to be. Sorry.
Maybe some time in the future, but not at present.
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
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Yarmouth Port, MA
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1 edit | reply to funchords
...more fun with math...
Here's how long it will take you, uploading and downloading at full speed, to reach a 250 GB cap.
Tier.... Full-speed
up/dn... hours
50/5.... 10.1
16/2.... 30.9
8/2..... 55.6
6/1..... 79.4
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AVonGaussPremium
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Boynton Beach, FL
1 edit | reply to dadkins
said by dadkins:Espresso - uses electricity - a utility. Sorry, no.
said by dadkins:Employment can be done by commuting and *going to work*. It sounds like you haven't applied for a job recently, if that is the case, then good for you. For others, many are told to go enter an application online - some employers provide a terminal at their location, some do not.
said by dadkins:College, that building we went to - I walked into? Grammar school? In the '60s No, internet was not around, sorry! Ya know, kids do still get taken to school everyday during the school year. I'm glad you mentioned the 60s, it saves me from pointing out the obvious, it's been a while since you were in school, eh?
said by dadkins:Internet is not a utility friend, no matter that you want it to be or you as an individual claims it to be. Sorry. Maybe some time in the future, but not at present. If you're going to keep posting, the least you could do is also read the other posts. As I reminded you just a few posts up, I have never said Internet access is a "utility" or even ever stated that it should be provided through a public utility. That is a much more complex issue.
What I have said is Internet access for you may be a luxury, just as you (and for that matter myself) may consider espresso a necessity. For many others, affordable and reliable Internet access is more of a necessity, not a luxury. Its not a case of "utility" or bust... |
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 AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3
·Comcast
| reply to dadkins
said by dadkins:said by pianotech:Wow, 350 MB/hour....every hour... DAMN! That a whole lot of por... "Research Videos". It's really not if you have multiple computers. 350mb an hour is peanuts in 2008. I would have been happy with it 6 years ago but not today. |
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join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to funchords
said by funchords:...more fun with math... Here's how long it will take you, uploading and downloading at full speed, to reach a 250 GB cap. Tier.... Full-speed
up/dn... hours
50/5.... 10.1
16/2.... 30.9
8/2..... 55.6
6/1..... 79.4 Speed and volume are 2 different things. Calculations like the above are totally irrelevant to a discussion of "bytes transferred" caps.
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
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Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to AVonGauss
Tell me pal, how the hell do you make Espresso without electricity?
Quit jumping around please.
The debate is whether internet is a utility or a luxury.
At this point in time, it is still a luxury.
Sorry if that turns your crank, but it's just the way things are.
Everything you listed above can be done without the luxury of the internet.
Say you are starting out - you don't have a phone... you apply for a job... are you screwed? No!
You go back to the place of possible employment and follow up.
No telephone, no internet. 
You get the job, you go to work! No internet necessary.
You decide to go to college after work to better yourself, then instead of going home, you go to that big campus with "College" emblazend on it and go to class.
No internet, perhaps computers, but internet is not usually used in class(the IT dept usually blocks it).
Good grief pal, people EVERYDAY go to school, college and work without that thar interwebs.
How is that possible? Maybe because it is not a "necessity".
Anything else I can help you with today?
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AVonGaussPremium
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Boynton Beach, FL
3 edits | said by dadkins:Anything else I can help you with today? No Dadkins, I don't believe you could. For what its worth, earlier espresso machines did not use electricity, that is a more recent change. |
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