From Slashdot: Comcast goes after NAT users

[Aaron]

I don't understand what you mean by abusing the system.  If I use mu full
bandwidth all the time how is that abuse?

Aaron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Miller" <pert at ygbd.tas-kc.com>
To: "Aaron" <aaron at aarons.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: From Slashdot: Comcast goes after NAT users

> I like your steak analogy. You pay for a steak that is the base rate. It
you
> want two steaks you can get two steaks.
>
> Charge me a flat rate for more than I will ever use unless I abuse the
> system. I buy more minutes than I will normaly ever use. I never went with
a
> dialup that offered unlimited online time (200 hours for $19 was good).
Sure
> if I use 150 hours they probably lost some $$ but the law of averages says
> they will make $$ and it stops the abusers--or allows the company to pay
for
> extra lines if they go over.
>
> Yes... but you have got to stop the abusers while allowing people using
nats
> but not abusing the system to be happy. Why should I pay more if I am not
> using more bandwith or abusing the service.