Comcast/etc....

[JD Runyan]

Yet another send to me, and not the list.
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From: Patrick Miller <pert at ygbd.tas-kc.com>
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3]
To: jfowler at westrope.com (Jeremy Fowler, CNA)
Subject: Re: Comcast/etc....

That is why you meter on bandwidth used. Not bandwidth available.

Sure you might want to pay more for faster speeds, but the company won't
care so much if you paid for the data you use instead of solely bandwidth
available. If you pay more after X gigs in a month. They will
be able to afford to buy a bigger pipe. You will get to use the connection
how you want 10 PC's or 1; server or browser. 

Who is the bigger abuser--- which system would you prefer 

40 gigs in a month pushing 384 k all month 

or 

someone who uses 4 M/s a few times a week and averages 128k/sec over the
whole month less than 15 gigs a month. 

If I were to pay $50/month and able to use 25 gigs and get speeds upto 6
megs I would love it. If I used more than 25 gigs charge me $3 or $4/gig.

Now the 40 gig guy  is paying his share to widen the road.
 $50 + 45 (60) = $95 ($110)
 
ISP's  would love to have a fast system/network because the users will be
happy and they won't lose $$$ they will make more $$  if someone uses 100
gigs a month. 

> 
> Problem with that is they have to support that meter speed and be able to
> deliver it at all times. I know my cable connection speeds differ greatly with
> the amount of people using it. If you live in a highly populated area that
> supports many cable users and you get on at popular time, your bandwidth is
> going to suck. If I paid for my for a certain amount of bandwidth, I better damn
> get it no matter the time or who's using it. With the current cable technology,
> you can meter that, and you can't guarantee speeds. So you can't have metered
> bandwidth. It's one price, and you get what you get when you get it. -Jeremy


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JD Runyan
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