Matt
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Re: Wow...
As the article stated, there are going to be points of congestion where you have users who think their internet connection is all you can eat, or users who simply don't know any better.
On the whole, people just want things done faster.
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said by Matt  :As the article stated, there are going to be points of congestion where you have users who think their internet connection is all you can eat, or users who simply don't know any better. On the whole, people just want things done faster. The point of the article is faster pipes result in more traffic.
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Matt
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| said by pandora :said by Matt :As the article stated, there are going to be points of congestion where you have users who think their internet connection is all you can eat, or users who simply don't know any better. On the whole, people just want things done faster. The point of the article is faster pipes result in more traffic. I didn't interpret it that way. But I guess you could if that's the point you're looking to make.
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pandora
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| said by Matt :I didn't interpret it that way. But I guess you could if that's the point you're looking to make. Or you could just take the fact directly from the article without any need for interpretation. 
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Ashburn, VA | any ETA on the "free" upgrade?
I'm thinking of switching to FIOS; perhaps, I can wait |
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Matt
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said by pandora :said by Matt :I didn't interpret it that way. But I guess you could if that's the point you're looking to make. Or you could just take the fact directly from the article without any need for interpretation. I'd hardly call the opinion of a corporate spinster who starts every conversation with "Around 5% ..." as fact. Not even taking into account it is in their best interest to spread the idea that upgrading capacity won't solve any problems. That costs them money.
That's the first article I've ever seen that even remotely mentions that upgrading capacity won't solve congestion. And considering who is being interviewed in that article, I'm not surprised.
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fiberguy
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Re: Wow...
People use analogies because sometimes telling it straight up doesn't work - or didn't you notice the numerous threads of back and forth arguments getting no-where?
My point was perfectly fine. You can only eat what you can eat. There is only so much time in a day and so much you can do.
The idea is to give people a faster speed to get on and off faster. It's people like you that still believe they are buying data transfer rather than speed and throughput.
If you hate analogies, maybe you should chose another form of communication because analogies are a fact of speaking.
So, since YOU bring it up, please tell me, why do you WANT to use more? Are you already wide open 24/7 now? If not, you already can use more and your own attempt to slam my post, and your own point, is flawed. |
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said by dadkins :In time, that 250GB cap will need to be raised. ATM it is far and beyond any other service that is being capped.  Great point. Anyone who wants to avoid the cap can get a Comcast starter business account for $60 a month. Many people act as if there is no way to avoid the 250GB residential cap.
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Re: Wow...Speed Cap is for residential services only not biz
I heard the speed cap of 250 gig is for resi service only and not biz services. If you need that much capacity, switch to their biz services... |
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