[IP] more on re: At Stake: The Net as We Know It
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From: Chris Beck <cbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 17, 2005 7:23:01 PM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx, Thomas Leavitt <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] re: At Stake: The Net as We Know It
Rumour has it David Farber, on or about 17.Dec.2005 18:31, whispered:
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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 17, 2005 5:35:22 PM EST
From: Thomas Leavitt <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 17, 2005 2:28:55 PM PST
To: dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Dewayne-Net] At Stake: The Net as We Know It
As broadband use grows, the Bells and cable companies say that
intensive users aren't paying their fair share. File-sharers
swapping
I don't get this. Perhaps it is different here in Canada. Most
"high-speed"
providers have multiple tiers - a basic, a middle and a top. Only
the top tier
has unlimited bandwidth, the middle tier pays x/GB over the limit and
the bottom
tier pays (x+y)/GB. So anyone whining about how I am stealing someone's
bandwidth can shut the f*ck up because I am paying for it, at a price
that
_they_ set. And the introduction of unlimited downloads/uploads is
relatively
new (last 2-3 years).
Again, when I call hosting companies, they all talk about
1/10/100/1000 Mb/s
guaranteed, with burstable ability up to x, and a monthly traffic
limit of y
with extra charged at z.
It seems to me like Telcos signed contracts, under their monopoly
terms, with no
input from customers, and now customers are abiding by the terms of
their deal
and the Telcos are complaining: here is a hamburger, that will be
$0.79, thank
you sir/ma'am, enjoy your burger. OMG HE ATE THE HAMBURGER THIEF
THIEF!!!!
Excuse me?
--
Chris Beck - http://pacanukeha.blogspot.com
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