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BF69

join:2004-07-28
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reply to NOVA_Guy
Re: Virgin Media UK to Take Tougher Line on Heaviest Broadband U

said by NOVA_Guy See Profile :

I personally think that any usage caps on a connection are dumb. When a connection is sold to a person, it should be sold with the assumption that it may be used for some sort of activity 24/7, and priced accordingly.

Selling an "always on" connection and effectively telling people that it cannot always be used is deceptive and reflects poorly upon a company's ethics, management, and moral standards. But then again, look at who's supplying the connections (at least in the US)... I would hardly call cable and telco companies the pinnacle of ethics, morals, or customer service...
And then you'd gripe because the connection you get for that guarantee for the same price you're paying now would be reduced to 1.5 - 3 Mbps.


NOVA_Guy
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Then how is it that we constantly hear of other nations (particularly in Asia) that are able to provide such high speed connections with no caps so cheaply?

Either there's something I'm missing in the pricing models, or the cable companies and telcos are gouging consumers. Given their histories, I'm more inclined to assume the latter than the former. Please provide some information to give me more insight or prove my assumption incorrect.
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