Re: Upstream bandwidth usage

[Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>]

Because to maximize bandwith efficiency, ISPs, me included, sell that unused upstream bandwidth for website hosting and 
video streaming. 

-mel via cell

> On Jun 9, 2022, at 1:47 PM, Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:
>
> 
> > On 6/9/22 1:26 PM, Mel Beckman wrote:
> > With 430 GB versus 32 GV average down versus up usage today, according to your article, this is still not a case for 
> > symmetrical consumer bandwidth. Yes, the upstream usage increased slightly more than the downstream usage. But the 
> > ratio was still so big that it would take decades for them to join. I doubt they ever will. Consumers just don’t 
> > have that much days up to push yet, and probably never will.
> >
> > Also, a lot of that Usage can be explained by video conferencing during Covid, which has dropped off significantly 
> > already.
> If it's so tiny, why shape it aggressively? Why shouldn't I be able to burst to whatever is available at the moment? 
> I would think most users would be happy with that.
>
> Mike