more on re: At Stake: The Net as We Know It

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Chris Beck <cbeck () pacanukeha net>
Date: December 17, 2005 7:23:01 PM EST
To: dave () farber net, Thomas Leavitt <thomas () thomasleavitt org>,  
Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
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:
> Begin forwarded message:
> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> Date: December 17, 2005 5:35:22 PM EST
> > From: Thomas Leavitt <thomas () thomasleavitt org>
> > Date: December 17, 2005 2:28:55 PM PST
> > To: dewayne () warpspeed com
> > 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?

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Chris Beck  -  http://pacanukeha.blogspot.com
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