 HarddriveProud American and Infidel since 1968.Premium
join:2000-09-20
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 ·Comcast
| How about a meter at my house? lets see..
i've got a water meter.
i've got an electric meter.
i could even get a natural gas meter.
i've got it! a broadband meter! just tack it up with the rest of the crap on the side of my house.
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I've come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass and i'm all outta bubblegum. |
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| One benefit to those meters is that they are certified by a weights and measures regulatory body. Will Comcast's meter have the same certification? Doubtful. So how can I trust what the ISPs and the hardware itself is actually counting? I can't. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by Michael C:One benefit to those meters is that they are certified by a weights and measures regulatory body. Will Comcast's meter have the same certification? Doubtful. So how can I trust what the ISPs and the hardware itself is actually counting? I can't. What about TCPIP headers? Who is responsible for packet fragmentation generating more ACKs, you or Comcast? Who will be paying for the constant 40kbitps of ARP storm? |
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 ·Verizon FiOS
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said by Michael C:One benefit to those meters is that they are certified by a weights and measures regulatory body. Will Comcast's meter have the same certification? Doubtful. .... actually, I would go so far at to say it's a safe bet that the comcast meter WILL NOT have any official certification by an independent entity. |
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MordhemLove it, Hate it.
join:2003-07-10
Baltimore, MD | reply to Harddrive
hahaha that had me rofl when I read that. |
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| reply to Harddrive
i've got a water meter.
i've got an electric meter.
i could even get a natural gas meter.
Hmmm..3 questions...
1.) Since it has a meter, does broadband qualify to be a "utility" yet?
2.) Like all utilities, does it qualify to be monitored by government agency?
3.) Is a utility considered a "right" or is it a "luxury"?
Questions to ponder.......  |
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