russotto
join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA
| Eh? So what?
Are the ISPs in the business of not providing bandwidth? What are they going to do, figure out what's the top at any given point and throttle it to death? If the phone company figured out that a majority of text messages sent on unlimited plans were content-free messages between teenagers, would they try to throttle those too? |
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sapo
I eat meat
Premium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA | Yeah, screw providing a service. Limit us instead so you can make more money with the same capacity. |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
1 edit | reply to russotto
Just to clarify, ISPs are in the business of making money. Bandwidth is just one way of doing it.
Anything that can reduce costs or increase revenue is good. If the ratio of costs vs revenue for a given change is high enough, it's a good idea (in management/investors eyes). If it's low enough or fractional, then it's a bad idea (in those same eyes). Don't mistake what is good for you for what is good for the business. |
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