Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL
kudos:1 Reviews:
 ·CenturyLink
 ·Comcast
·Embarq Now Centu..
 ·Millenicom
| I say again.  When I log on my internet account the first thing I notice is activity on the switch my computer is connected to. This activity occurs before I have accessed my browser or e-mail accounts. I know that my antivirus software downloads an update each day. I do not know what other programs are accessing the internet for updates. I have a problem because when I access a web page I cannot predict how many bytes of data will be downloaded or if it provides streaming audio or video. I would recommend that anyone reading this news letter contact their Congressmen, Senators and State Attorney Generals. The purpose of the contact is to make those government officials aware of the problem in mass. When I purchase fuel for my car I can tell exactly how much has been delivered and the cost. I can stop fueling if I go over my available cash. Current browser technology is based on flat rate pricing. There is no provision to see how much data will be downloaded when accessing a webpage or if some advertising pig will try to download additional data to insert in the webpage. This means that I will have to pay for data transport for unsolicited advertising. That was clearly declared illegal when it came to telephone solicitors calling a cell phone where the customer has to pay for time used. It was also declared illegal to send unsolicited faxes because the customer has to pay for paper and ink. The government has two choices: Declare fees for downloading data illegal or require that any software or hardware that access the internet include features to prevent data from being downloaded through the customers port without first advising them of the amount of data to be downloaded and give the customer a change to cancel the download. |
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jca2050Premium
join:2002-02-04
Hacienda Heights, CA Reviews:
 ·Verizon FiOS
| Time Warner is the main competition for FiOs in North Texas. How does Time Warner expect to compete with FiOS with caps like that? You know that Verizon is going to have an advertising field day, citing that not only does Time Warner offer inferior speeds but a usage that cap where you will get charged up the wazoo if you go over. |
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said by Mr Matt: The government has two choices: Declare fees for downloading data illegal or require that any software or hardware that access the internet include features to prevent data from being downloaded through the customers port without first advising them of the amount of data to be downloaded and give the customer a change to cancel the download. You're asking a lot. The Congre$$ional whore$ will never understand how bits/bytes of data are transferred because most of them can't even grasp how to use email. We have a bunch of technologically illiterate Ted Stevens' making policies about topics they know absolutely nothing about.
BTW - You can download many free programs -including a software firewall- that will monitor exactly what transmits and/or receives data using your Internet connection. But again, the average person wouldn't know this so your argument is quite accurate. |
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·RoadRunner Cable
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said by jca2050:Time Warner is the main competition for FiOs in North Texas. How does Time Warner expect to compete with FiOS with caps like that? You know that Verizon is going to have an advertising field day, citing that not only does Time Warner offer inferior speeds but a usage that cap where you will get charged up the wazoo if you go over. Effing A. That is exactly how this should be resolved. And, trust me, if that works, and Verizon kicks butt, things will change. Money talks. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to jca2050
said by jca2050:Time Warner is the main competition for FiOs in North Texas. How does Time Warner expect to compete with FiOS with caps like that? You know that Verizon is going to have an advertising field day, citing that not only does Time Warner offer inferior speeds but a usage that cap where you will get charged up the wazoo if you go over. TW will lose customers left and right. And that's when these idiotic caps go away. IF they needs to have caps there are SMART ways of doing it. A flat monthly cap doesn't really solve the problem. Until people reach their caps they can still max out their connection which would still cause problems. Then if everyone has maxed out thie caps now no one is using their lines. Also overage fees even at outrageous prices won't stop anyone that has the money to pay.
All these ISPs could have cap say between 8 AM to 11 PM when traffic would be highest at say 5 GB per day. If you go over then your speed gets knocked down to 756 kbps until 11 PM. From 11 PM to 8 AM no cap. This would be a smarter way of managing bandwidth. |
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Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL
kudos:1 Reviews:
·CenturyLink
·Comcast
·Embarq Now Centu..
·Millenicom
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 I have a feeling that a company like Time Warner will not attempt to enforce caps in markets where Verizon FiOS is the competition. The question is what will happen in a market where the DSL ISP's are competing with a Cable Company that is also employing caps. I believe that customers in those markets will be told by their ISP's to bend over and spread their cheeks so that their ISP's can stick it to them. |
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