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Talis
join:2001-06-21
Houston, TX
| reply to calvoiper
Re: Article Makes The Wrong Argument
said by calvoiper  :So the question is, when shared facilities need to be augmented, do you charge everyone, or do you just charge those who are causing the augment? I understand your argument, but disagree with your conclusion. In my mind the question is, what exactly has the ISP sold to the user? If I purchase a 1.5m connection and I use that connection 24/7, why should I be charged more than you, who may have purchased the same 1.5m connection but only use it 1 hour a day? The ISP sold me the bandwidth. Why am I not allowed to use it? Why is it my problem that their infrastructure can't meet the demands of what they sold?
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| They're selling the ability to OCCASIONALLY use very fast downloads without CONSTANTLY using them.
It's not unreasonable for an ISP to restructure its service offerings to more directly address different types of customers.
As an example, someone who wants fast downloads of web pages, but then spends several seconds looking at them, would want capacity without necessarily wanting to use it 100% 24/7. Likewise, someone who wanted to play an MMORP Game or watch a movie without advance downloading it, but for only a couple of hours a day, would be a customer of a service that provided broadband but didn't include 100% usage of the capacity 24/7 in the base price.
I understand that some folks are justifiably angry about "all you can shovel" plans that haven't delivered--but that's a separate issue from allowing an ISP to more clearly spell out TO THE END USER what they will deliver for a given price.
calvoiper
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