Yeah, but it's still a business. You can't fault them for wanting (needing) to make a profit.
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Jay Dale <jay.d...@3-gig.com> wrote: > The infrastructure and technology have always been there. It’s only been > a matter of what was available for consumers. The ISP’s control the > bottleneck. As I mentioned in the National Broadband thread, my ISP is > AT&T. A year ago their max speed was 16Mbps. A year later their max speed > is 24Mbps. AT&T didn’t go out and remove all of their fiber for new, faster > fiber in a year. They control what speeds go where, thusly they control > their profits. Just as they tried to charge for upload and download limits, > which could still go into affect even though it originally bombed, they have > the capability of manipulating the infrastructure to provide price points > based on upgrade sales and promises of increased speeds. This has been > going on for years. > > > > > > *Jay Dale* > > I.T. Manager, 3GiG > > Mobile: 713.299.2541 > > Email: jay.d...@3-gig.com <kandy.luk...@3-gig.com> > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attached files, may > contain confidential and/or privileged information for the sole use of the > intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this e-mail and > attachments, if any, or the information contained herein, is strictly > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive > information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply > e-mail and delete all copies of this message. > > > > > > *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:47 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: 1gbps+ traffic? > > > > How do you know that ISPs already have the infrastructure for such > high-speed connections but are just holding out? > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Jay Dale [mailto:jay.d...@3-gig.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:33 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: 1gbps+ traffic? > > > > I think that’s the point I was trying to make before – what if you knew > your ISP could provide that speed for you at a cost similar to what you pay > now, yet they purposely withhold that speed because the only true selling > point for ISP’s nowadays is increased speed at step-ladder costs? > > > > *Jay Dale* > > I.T. Manager, 3GiG > > Mobile: 713.299.2541 > > Email: jay.d...@3-gig.com <kandy.luk...@3-gig.com> > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attached files, may > contain confidential and/or privileged information for the sole use of the > intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this e-mail and > attachments, if any, or the information contained herein, is strictly > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive > information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply > e-mail and delete all copies of this message. > > > > > > *From:* David W. McSpadden [mailto:dav...@imcu.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:29 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: 1gbps+ traffic? > > > > Actually not joking. > > 100mbps is all I have been able to fathom to the Internet > > I know there are bigger but I actually thought above 100 they went away > from copper to fiber. > > I just can not fathom that kind of speed and monthly bill........ > > > > > > > > > > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications > to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the > public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to > public disclosure. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
