 BelinrahsI have an ego the size of a small planetPremium
join:2007-09-07
Nashville, MI
 ·FreedomNet Wirel..
·Millenicom
| The obvious truth It doesn't take half a brain to see the absurdity in the pure per-byte pricing model. First of all, companies like Verizon who are fee-happy (remember that $1.99 mystery data fee? Yeah, so do I) will set a status quo of per data-unit pricing that is outrageous compared to what it actually costs them to transport that amount of data.
I also feel that this kind of pricing is a huge hinderance to development and technology nationwide. Not to mention that as we get faster broadband speeds, we'll be using up data exponentially faster than before, leading to the fat cats getting even fatter.
Is that REALLY what you want to happen?
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| It should be done like the power system make a $10 line fee + X per M rounded down or in per GB packs any unused rolls over.
and make it a so you can pick who you want for a isp over dsl and cable.
also have the states have control over rates and also have a go over get slowed down (but pay no over the pack fee) |
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BelinrahsI have an ego the size of a small planetPremium
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Nashville, MI Reviews:
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| said by castsucks :
It should be done like the power system make a $10 line fee + X per M rounded down or in per GB packs any unused rolls over.
and make it a so you can pick who you want for a isp over dsl and cable.
also have the states have control over rates and also have a go over get slowed down (but pay no over the pack fee)
...which is overcomplicated compared to how it should be. Per meg rounded down? Try pushing that to a big-name ISP - in the corporate world, everything rounds up.
I'd write more, but I had a hard time understanding some of what you said. 
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 HD_RidePremium
join:2000-10-18
Trenton, NJ | reply to castsucks
it shouldn't be done at all, metered billing would be just one more way to put the squeeze the middle class |
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BelinrahsI have an ego the size of a small planetPremium
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| said by HD_Ride:it shouldn't be done at all, metered billing would be just one more way to put the squeeze the middle class Exactly my thoughts. The prices we're paying now are quite ridiculous - they make way more than it actually costs them to provide service to us!
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Trenton, NJ Reviews:
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| It’s mind boggling to me why anyone here would be a proponent of this. Do they think it’s going to be a reduction, yea sure. Someone made the comment above about having the states control it, obviously that person has never been to New Jersey |
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