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join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
 ·Cingular Wireless
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Re: Consumers in the Rochester area would flock to ... Fios Eh, I suggest that you be VERY careful when comparing electricity to broadband. You see, electricity is a UTILITY. Do you really want to make broadband a utility?
Secondly, if you're going to make this based on the electricity analogy, there should be a low price (say $15/month) that pays for the connection itself, and 50 GB of transfer. On top of that, overages should be say $0.25/10 GB. (Yes, some here will complain that there are "LAST MILE COSTS", but isn't that what the first $15/month is going into? Think about your electricity analogy here... I pay a basic line charge for the connection to the grid, and then I pay for whatever KWh I use.)
If a puny little Canadian DSL provider like TekSavvy can do this, I see no reason for a megacorp like Time Warner Cable to not follow the lead. Finally, if I'm paying for every bit I use, I BETTER not be getting ads or popups/spam emails, that use up any part of my cap. Also, usage during night time (i.e. off-peak hours) should be unmetered and uncapped. To me, that sounds like an actually viable plan that can make sure light users see REDUCED bills, while heavy downloaders help pay for network upgrades to support their habits. |
