 RTS
@charter.com | BroadBand Status
I had Starband when it came out, still have the equipment if anyone is interested. Went to DSL then cable.
By technology standards DSL, cable, fiber, satellite are all broadband because it is not dial-up. Note not talking speeds.
I have been on some peoples cable modems and get less than dial up speeds.
All technologies have some type of cap for uploading and downloading, some greater than others. I've been told by people that Charter has a cap but Charter won't tell you what it is.
Having been in the ISP business all companies oversubscribe to what they can provide. That is how they make money.
What I hate is the expensive rates everyone is charging. I just got a notice from Charter telling me my rates will go up in Jan 2010.
Broadband access on a mass scale like ISP's purchase or peer for free with isn't going up it is all the bonuses that CEO's have to get.
To me I am paying for access, which means I should be able to use it as much as I need to and don't restrict what I can do with it, except illegal stuff. If I want to run a web server then I should be able to.
If I want VoIP from Skype then it shouldn't be blocked.
Anyway...Enough ramblings... |
