Re: AT&T Monthly Bandwidth Caps Are Here

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: November 5, 2008 9:57:21 AM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: lauren () vortex com
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re: AT&T Monthly Bandwidth Caps Are Here
>
>
> > From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net>
> > Date: November 4, 2008 6:30:15 PM EST
> > To: "Henrik B" <blondino () gmail com>, dave () farber net
> > Subject: Re: [IP] Re: AT&T Monthly Bandwidth Caps Are Here
> ...
>
> > I've never seen a plan that offered "unlimited data." In every case
> > where a broadband service has ever been advertised as "unlimited,"
> > it has meant "unlimited hours of connection time," as compared with
> > dialup.
>
> Dave,
>
> Brett's statement above is simply inaccurate.  I know of no true
> broadband service anywhere, in the U.S. at least, that charges based
> on "connect time" -- and everybody knows that connect time is
> not a charging element in conventional broadband services.
>
> It's clear that the term "unlimited" in ISP ads has been referencing
> data, as in this Time Warner ad that was current as late as just a
> couple of months ago (and may still be):
>
> http://lauren.vortex.com/rr-no-limits.jpg
>
> Trying to claim that an ad like this is referring to connect time
> would be delusional.
>
> --Lauren--
> Lauren Weinstein
> lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org
> Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
> http://www.pfir.org/lauren
> Co-Founder, PFIR
>   - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
> Co-Founder, NNSquad
>   - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
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