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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
2 edits | reply to alchav
Re: You can keep it, then, Time Warner. 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. | |
 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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