rdstoll
join:2000-10-25
Des Plaines, IL
 ·Vonage
| reply to attheirmercy
Re: [Connectivity] My account was suspended for exceeding the in
I've said before that I think the industry has to move to a per MB business model. It just does not make any sense that casual users of Comcast HSI pay the same amount as heavy user. I'm a heavy user, so I would certainly be negatively affected, but when I see Comcast and others talking about implementing a "surcharge" to certain companies (i.e. Google) so that their traffic is "prioritized" then I start to get nervous because you open up a whole can of worms regarding funny business between Comcast and some website (Comcast has no fear of blacking out cable channels if they cannot get a good deal from the content provider).
--
"Gone are the days when the lady said please" Grateful Dead--Brown-eyed Women |
|
LeftOfSanity
join:2005-11-06
Felton, DE
1 edit | This is why people are misinformed. It only takes one person to talk like he knows something.
Not in any of the articles I read anywhere on the whole Net Nuetrality issue was comcast mentioned. It was the Phone Co's not Comcast. Please if you post make sure you have correct info.
--
Fighting on the Internet is like winning the Special Olympics. Win or lose, your still Retarted! |
|
MrChupacabra
Premium
join:2003-03-26
Florida
 ·Bright House
| reply to rdstoll
said by rdstoll  :I've said before that I think the industry has to move to a per MB business model. It just does not make any sense that casual users of Comcast HSI pay the same amount as heavy user. I'm a heavy user, so I would certainly be negatively affected, but when I see Comcast and others talking about implementing a "surcharge" to certain companies (i.e. Google) so that their traffic is "prioritized" then I start to get nervous because you open up a whole can of worms regarding funny business between Comcast and some website (Comcast has no fear of blacking out cable channels if they cannot get a good deal from the content provider). With bandwidth not being free, of course they watch how much you're sucking through the pipe once it gets to a certain size. Its a normal business stance. And when did you hear about Comcast wanting to charge companies like Google for prioritized access? That was a telco brain child last I read.
--
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction. --Albert Einstein |
|
rdstoll
join:2000-10-25
Des Plaines, IL
·Vonage
4 edits | reply to LeftOfSanity
said by LeftOfSanity :This is why people are misinformed. It only takes one person to talk like he knows something. Not in any of the articles I read anywhere on the whole Net Nuetrality issue was comcast mentioned. It was the Phone Co's not Comcast. Please if you post make sure you have correct info. Okay, the Bells. Doesn't change anything I said about how some ISPs want to surcharge the likes of Google to prioritize their traffic.. You're dreaming if you don't think Comcast isn't going to try something like this.
--
"Gone are the days when the lady said please"
Grateful Dead--Brown-eyed Women |
|
NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA | reply to LeftOfSanity
That's because Brian Roberts is smart enough to hold back and let Ed Whitacre, Ivan Seidenberg, and Duane Ackerman run interference for him.
--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum |
|
moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to rdstoll
said by rdstoll :I've said before that I think the industry has to move to a per MB business model. It just does not make any sense that casual users of Comcast HSI pay the same amount as heavy user. You really think that will cure it?
Here is what will happen. Prices will remain the same for the standard hookup. As soon as you go over your limit, they get to charge you a per MB charge. This would only apply to those who go over the limit (which they would have to state.) Monthly prices stay the same and bandwidth hogs get to pay more. Only use it for email and light surfing? You will still pay the same per month (no discounts for you. Like cell phone plans. You get your free minutes and if you don't use them, you lose them (except Sprint and Cingular on SOME of their more expensive plans.) |
|
