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Re: So will TWC stop their false advertising about DSL speed? said by ElJay:$1 per GB is absurd. I could see a tenth of that perhaps. Why aren't all of the content distribution providers up in arms about this? This sort of pricing could kill distribution models like those of Valve Software, Amazon Video on Demand, Netflix Instant Streaming, iTunes, etc. I gig is only $.03 or $.05 each. Ripoff is what I call it. Now, 250 gig cap is okay. I do maybe 40 gigs a month if actively downloaded stuff. Otherwise I've seen 20 gig usage. Maybe rollover gigs? Or, I don't use 10 gigs so I want $1 a gig back. | |
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Camden, TN | said by cameronsfx:said by ElJay:$1 per GB is absurd. I could see a tenth of that perhaps. Why aren't all of the content distribution providers up in arms about this? This sort of pricing could kill distribution models like those of Valve Software, Amazon Video on Demand, Netflix Instant Streaming, iTunes, etc. I gig is only $.03 or $.05 each. Ripoff is what I call it. Now, 250 gig cap is okay. I do maybe 40 gigs a month if actively downloaded stuff. Otherwise I've seen 20 gig usage. Maybe rollover gigs? Or, I don't use 10 gigs so I want $1 a gig back. exactly if the cap is 40 GB and you use 20 GB is TW going ot give you $20 back or a $20 credit? No. Ask them why and they'll tell you a GB isn't worth $1.
They could chrge 20 cents per GB and still make agood profit. Although the idea shouldn't be to make a profit from overage fees, but to take that money and reinvest it into infrastructure so caps aren't even necessary. | |
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