SlickEnW
Premium
join:2003-01-21
Seattle, WA
clubs: | Yikes
Wow. They don't deserve the business if they are pulling speeds based solely on their inability to plan a network. That's just weak. |
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iansltx_
@spcsdns.net
| Fiber circuits are expensive, not particularly usage based and take awhile to trun up. Seriously though, unless you're using online backup (or downloading tons of torrents) you're not going to use 300GB per month, more than Comcast, ATT, TWC, ProLog, etc.
Yes, 50GB is a bit low, but what does the 6 Mbit plan cost? I'd say 100 GB would be reasonable for such a tier.
As to the FiOS user, Verizon runs a backbone network, and has tons of last mile capacity.TONS I tell you. So yes, they can afford to give you 15 Mbps symmetric 24/7 if you're on GPON and not affect anyone else. Wave, with DOCSIS 1.1, doesn't have that luxury. Want them to upgrade? Build your own ISP. At least they don't deprioritize your traffic, they just lower your speed.
About the idea that your cap should be your maximum data amount at your particular speed, I don't want a 768k cable connection. Or a 1.5 Mbit cable connection for that matter. If I wanted that I'd get a fractional or full T1. If you want that type of connectivity (which DOCSIS, even 3, can't handle well) get fiber or dedicated copper (T1/3).
Again, 50 cents per gig isn't bad. Better than being cut off for a year. No, Wave isn't worse than Comcast...if I had the choice between their new capped plans and what Comcast has in my area I'd switch in a heartbeat. |
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knightmb
Everybody Lies
join:2003-12-01
Franklin, TN
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| How about $9.99 a month for unlimited usage? No caps, just the best effort to make sure everyone gets an equal share of bandwidth available?
How is it that no other company is able to pull off this technical feat? 
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
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said by SlickEnW  :Wow. They don't deserve the business if they are pulling speeds based solely on their inability to plan a network. That's just weak. yep.
...to handle network strain after growing faster than they expected.
translation: added customers faster than they increased capacity.
apparently the ISP business model in the U.S. is not to increase capacity when their customer base grows, but to throttle and cap. |
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to knightmb
How about we make it "free" and turn it over to the government? |
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knightmb
Everybody Lies
join:2003-12-01
Franklin, TN
·AT&T DSL Service
| said by jester121 :How about we make it "free" and turn it over to the government? No one values anything for free unfortunately. It easily could if managed properly, but we know how well any government has on a track record for "managing" anything. 
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Sarthax
@wellsfargo.com
| reply to iansltx_
At the 18/2 plan you pay $75 for 300GB or $.25 per GB
At the 10/1 plan you pay $55 for 100GB or $.55 per GB
At the 6/1 plan you pay $45 for 50GB or $.90 per GB
Reasonable would be
At the 18/2 plan you pay $75 for 300GB or $.25 per GB
At the 10/1 plan you pay $55 for 200GB or $.27 per GB
At the 6/1 plan you pay $45 for 100GB or $.45 per GB |
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dynodb
Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
| reply to nasadude
One doesn't need to increase the number of subscribers to run into bandwidth issues. Bandwidth consumed per subscriber has steady increased, and by quite a bit.
The same infrastructure that might've been fine 9 months ago could very well be congested now without adding a single customer. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to Sarthax
Agreed, though the 10/1 plan could get away with 150 GB and still be a happy medium between the two options. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to nasadude
Hey, works for Brian Roberts. |
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