They don't, but if DPI becomes popular at ISPs and customers notice, I guarantee that router manufacturers will offer a VPN service that covers the whole house for a few bucks per month, that can be activated with a single click after monthly billing is arranged.
On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Simon Westlake <[email protected]> wrote: > That's a possibility, but it is really not something I'm seeing today. I > don't think most consumers have the technical knowledge to understand how > to setup a whole-house VPN that will cover their TV, consoles, ipads, etc. > > On 6/21/2017 12:49 PM, Colin Stanners wrote: > > DPI will reduce in usefulness as it becomes popular and customers realize > that paying $5/mo for a VPN makes their games download faster. Customers > just need to pay for their usage as it directly affects how much we pay to > furnish services to them. > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Simon Westlake <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The problem with metered billing is that it doesn't solve the problem. >> The customer still purchased a game they want to download, or they have a >> 4K TV they want to watch movies on. Most people are just going to look for >> other options if they have to pay every time they try to use a device in >> their household, and even if people are willing to pay, you still have to >> be able to deliver enough service to them to give them the speeds they want. >> >> Until there is more spectrum available, I think DPI is a much better >> solution.. you can deprioritize and shape things like game downloads, and >> prioritize/shape their video streaming. I wish there was a better option, >> but I really don't think implementing UBB is a solution to this problem. It >> may give you more money to build up your network a bit, but it is poison to >> most customer's ears, and it won't change their behavior that much unless >> it's extremely painful for them financially. >> >> On 6/21/2017 10:51 AM, Steve Jones wrote: >> >> metered billing.. wave of the future >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I read some scary stuff the other day along a similar vein. >>> >>> Basically if you're selling 25mbps then you'll need a 4:1 >>> oversubscription ratio to support peak hours hi def streaming without >>> complaint. >>> As adoption of 4K video increases, that ratio will approach 1:1. You'll >>> have to either start supplying 100meg, or start billing for >>> consumption....or jack the price way up. >>> >>> They were looking only at streaming video trends, and didn't even >>> consider stuff like this. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Jeremy" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: 6/21/2017 1:03:09 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ready for the Xbox one X and 100GB games? >>> >>> Yeah, this sucks for us. Even worse, many of these games come out with >>> dual licenses so that you can play on Windows 10 or XB1 for the same >>> purchase. I bought a couple games and checked it out. It was amazing to >>> be able to just continue my Halo Wars right where I left off on my laptop, >>> but it was double the download size. This makes Forza potentially 200GB, >>> without DLC. When you are providing customers 300-500GB per month without >>> overages it makes heavy Xbox customers very quickly switch providers. I'm >>> not sure if that is a blessing or a curse. For now, it has not been a >>> gigantic churn issue for us, but the future of 4K content will likely hit >>> us all pretty hard. >>> >>> My main issue with this is that purchasing a disc is not an option. I >>> initially bought discs, only to find that even after ripping them to the >>> hard drive, I have to walk down to the network closet to insert the disc. >>> Digitally purchased games can just be loaded from a menu, like all of the >>> hacked consoles. There is no option to 'upgrade' to a digital license if >>> you have purchased a disc. Also, if you own multiple Xbox One consoles >>> (say at home and at work), you can play any of your games on either >>> console, at any time, just not simultaneously. Discs are now useless to >>> me. The only way to get this digital license is to download it from the >>> Internet (or hack the console...not yet an option). This has been a big >>> bummer to heavy Xbox users when they get hit with massive overages, and >>> they usually switch to Comcast. >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 10:19 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> This will be the new normal with the next generation Xbox, when many >>>> customers start bringing them home... >>>> >>>> https://m.hardocp.com/news/2017/06/18/forza_motorsport_7_wil >>>> l_be_100gb_download >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> Simon Westlake >> Email: [email protected] >> Phone: (702) 447-1247 US / (780) 900-1180 CA >> --------------------------- >> Sonar Software Inc >> The future of ISP billing and OSShttps://sonar.software >> >> > > -- > Simon Westlake > Email: [email protected] > Phone: (702) 447-1247 US / (780) 900-1180 CA > --------------------------- > Sonar Software Inc > The future of ISP billing and OSShttps://sonar.software > >
