OwlSaverOwlSaverPremium
join:2005-01-30
Berwyn, PA Reviews:
 ·Verizon FiOS
| They do cap performance Right now, they cap performance. You sign up for 15/2 and they do not let you go over that, even if there is capacity to do so. So, why is capping usage worse than capping performance? What if they came out with a plan to let performance float but put a cap on usage? What if both usage and performance were metered?
We live in a world of limited resources. So, we should pay for those resources that we use. I like unlimited usage since it makes my budgeting easier. But, I think fair usage charges would be OK. Then again, I doubt that Verizon and I would ever agree on what is fair. |
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 RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY | said by OwlSaver:Right now, they cap performance. You sign up for 15/2 and they do not let you go over that, even if there is capacity to do so. So, why is capping usage worse than capping performance? What if they came out with a plan to let performance float but put a cap on usage? What if both usage and performance were metered? Because while they give you 15/2 as the maximum speeds you get, they also want to claim that you are not allowed to use your connection 24/7. Capping usage says you are not allowed to use your connection as much as you are want to.
Think of it this way - You have a car and you are allowed to drive it at any speed as you want up to 65MPH (so long as you do not exceed the speed limit on the road/street you are currently driving on). Your usage is how many miles you drive in the month. If you stay on 25MPH city streets you are driving 25 miles for each hour you are driving (driving on highway allows you to travel 55-65 miles each hour). Usage Caps is like saying that you can only drive X miles in the Month (like auto rentals where you may have a mileage allowance as opposed to "Unlimited Mileage"). |
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 jsz0Premium
join:2008-01-23
Jewett City, CT | said by RARPSL 
Your usage is how many miles you drive in the month.
[/BQUOTE :I know it's analogy and all but you can argue it both ways. You're still paying per-gallon of gas to go however many miles in a month you want. Want to go further, you pay more, want to go shorter distances? You pay less. |
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RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY | said by jsz0:said by RARPSL
Your usage is how many miles you drive in the month.
[/BQUOTE :I know it's analogy and all but you can argue it both ways. You're still paying per-gallon of gas to go however many miles in a month you want. Want to go further, you pay more, want to go shorter distances? You pay less. The auto rental scenario that I mentioned is any example of the usage analogy that I mentioned. You are given a designated number of miles you are allowed to drive before you get hit with overage charges. The speeds you drive do not apply (unless the Rental Company monitors your speeds via GPS or an on-board black box [which some companies have done] so they can add an automatic "speeding" surcharge to your bill). Your gas is the equivalent of your electric bill (neither of which have anything to do with the car analogy). |
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