 r81984Fair and BalancedPremium
join:2001-11-14
Katy, TX
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| reply to Thaler
Re: A UBB plan can be designed to be revenue neutral There is no source that says someone who uses their connection more costs an ISP more money.
ISP use caps only to prevent internet video competition.
If you use your 20mbps connection less, your connection does not magically get cheaper. It cost the same as someone who uses their same tiered connection more.
If you pay less because you use your connection less than everyone else will have to subsidize your connection which is not fair.
You should really do some reading on how networks work.
FYI, the way an ISP works is the same as if you ran a CAT5 network in your house. They use tranceivers, switches, routers. The only difference is their network is much larger and uses different equipment and protocols for very long runs. They have to balance their network just like if you built your own network in your house, office building, or across your town.
If their network can only handle 6 mbps per subscriber and they lie and sell 20 mbps then they screwed up. In cases like that they need to be selling 6 mbps with up to 20 mbps speed boost at non peak times. Caps will not fix them offering too fast speeds that they know their network can't handle.
You really need to stop playing the stupid troll game.
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 ThalerPremium
join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3 | I'm just trying to clarify your position by reading whatever documentation you have that explains your position. However, the more we discuss, the more your "facts" seem to be a matter of your own opinion. |
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r81984Fair and BalancedPremium
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Katy, TX Reviews:
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| I am simply talking facts. Monthly usage is insignificant for your costs.
All that matters is what tier of speeds they give you and what equipment they need to buy and operator to support it.
They take those costs and divide them by the # of years they want to have a return on investment. Your usage is insignificant compared to what everything costs to give you your connection. If you never use your connection it still costs the same as someone downloading 500GB a month.
If usage really mattered at the backbone, then you would see companies not counting in-network usage against you and only external internet traffic against you. ATT even counts modem to CO overhead against you which makes no sense. Usage is irrelevant and only capped to prevent internet video competition.
If you take the time to understand how a network works then you will understand this.
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| reply to openbox9
How about we take all those billions in subsidies to the major providers now and just re-route it this? |
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