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more on BT says no VOIP Blocking
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 04:27:07 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: John Shoch <shoch () alloyventures com> Date: October 30, 2004 7:06:28 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: John Shoch <shoch () alloyventures com> Subject: RE: [IP] BT says no VOIP Blocking Dave, Well, once again "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch."Anyone who thinks they can get "free" telephony (or video or P2P) over the internet will be in for a rude awakening. The ISP "all you can eat" end-user pricing models are, of course, based on some set of assumptions about typical usage. If you add significant VoIP/video/P2P the model gets broken -- either quality levels go down, or the ISPs go broke adding more equipment. Rather than get crushed under a flood of P2P packets, ISPs will eventually have to raise prices or protect themselves (P-Cube, www.caspiannetworks.com, etc.).
QOS is not necessarily meant to cut back any class of traffic; but QOS does ALLOW systems to prioritize traffic, and develop appropriate pricing models. In the future, we should expect that ISPs will offer higher levels of QOS tied to higher charges. You will be able to pay for high-quality VoIP or video, if that's important to you. (Remember why student standby tickets used to be so cheap -- you could get delayed!)
Remember, anyone who expects a free lunch usually gets a pretty crummy lunch.
John Shoch Alloy Ventures ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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