 alchav
join:2002-05-17
Palm Desert, CA | reply to djrobx
Re: You can keep it, then, Time Warner. said by djrobx:I'd much rather have unmetered 15/2 than a 30/5 connection limited to a paltry 100GB/month. At 30mbps I could blow 100GB in just 8 hours: 30mbps = 3.75MB/sec = 225MB/min = 13.5GB/hr Wait this can't be right, when you are reading a Web Page you're not downloading anything so how can this be metered? Speed and Data are two different items, so they have to come out with a method of measuring this.
I think the ISP's are worried about the Heavy Downloaders and Streaming Video. They see the writing on the wall and how this is going to strain their Networks. If everyone is Downloading and Streaming, the present ISP Networks will not handle this load. |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
2 edits | said by alchav:]Wait this can't be right, when you are reading a Web Page you're not downloading anything so how can this be metered? Speed and Data are two different items, so they have to come out with a method of measuring this. Speed and data are 2 different things...
There's talking about 'data rate' and 'data'.
data rate (aka speed) = data / given unit of time
data rate x time = data 
eg. 13.5GB/hour x 1 hour = 13.5GB
13.5GB/hour x 24 hours x 31 days = 10044 GB (10 TB!) in ~ 1 month
It would be easier just to keep datarates 'low', vs charging extra.
Where I get offended is the model that decides to charge on the 1.5Mbps customer by setting caps at 5GB (similar to wireless data plan ).
The analogy is: If we don't put in caps, we'll overload.
This is like stating we're selling Porsche's but if we don't put in toll roads, everyone will drive too much... and that winter beater of a Chevette... there's 5x as many toll booths for you.. pay up. |
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 pspcrazyAnime Freak
join:2008-02-06
San Diego, CA | Exactly why i'd rather have less speeds without a cap, but I do believe that faster speeds without caps works just as great, look at fios, look at japan, and romania, etc all of them are just fine without caps. Caps are just a way to squeeze more money out of the same consumers due to a monopoly. |
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said by alchav:I think the ISP's are worried about the Heavy Downloaders and Streaming Video. They see the writing on the wall and how this is going to strain their Networks. If everyone is Downloading and Streaming, the present ISP Networks will not handle this load. No, they aren't worried about network strain or anything of the sort. They worry about losing money to content providers online. Why pay $4 for a PPV when I can stream a netflix movie? Why pay for cable when I can watch online? The only thing that stops that cold is a cap.
The business model they have relied on until now is no longer viable and instead of adjusting and moving with technology they are kicking and screaming the whole way. |
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