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Another option in a pay by the byte system is to drive someone off the net by constantly hitting their system with data. A normal DOS or DDOS could force someone to leave the Internet just because the of the cost even if that person never did anything more on the Internet than check for email. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to DataDoc
I got the point very well. Some people want to use a service unfettered with minimal consequences, but they aren't willing to pay appropriately.
How much money does it cost to leave my TV plugged in to an electrical outlet? How much will my water and gas bills rise with a guest staying in the house? The concept of pay for what you use has been around for quite some time and I don't expect to see it go away. |
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DataDoc
My avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.
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join:2000-05-14
Greenville, NC
 ·Suddenlink
| reply to openbox9
You've missed the point completely. Think of the difference between sites that are text based and those that use Flash for everything possible. You don't know how many bytes you're about to get until you're there. And how many bytes is a Google map? or weather information?
Who knows? Nobody,until you get your bill. |
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