Well it is exactly my point. No BUSINESS GRADE and no higher priced / more bandwidth options for CONSUMER GRADE connections avaliable in most areas. Besides CONSUMER GRADE connection stands for 1500/128 and if person pays as you said $34.95 per month for 1500/128 and uses this the full 100% then why this person "abuse a CONSUMER GRADE connection". He/she Paid for it. I know people who were willing to pay for T1 connection (including setup circuts, etc) and it was not posiible to install in their location. Nor DSL, IDSL, SDSL. Nor BUSINESS GRADE connection with cable company (for very obvious reason Cable networks in USA have 12 markets on which they can support BUSINESS GRADE SLA). So they've got 1500/128 cable. Don't know how much it costed them, but I'm sure they use it the whole 100%. I remeber times when I was paying $1,000-$1,500 per month for metered Dial UP (Not even ISDN). So why not charge people for bandwith and/or traffic. I think most people who runs some kind of server will like to pay more if they will have SLA or other guranties in bandwith-traffic terms. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Being someone who pays a premium for my business Internet connection, > I > take exception to the fact that every guy with a cable modem in his > basement figures he has some right to host servers, use > disproportionate > amounts bandwidth and essentially abuse a CONSUMER GRADE connection > to the > Internet. When the rest of us PAY for a BUSINESS GRADE connection. > > Just what exactly do you expect for your $34.95 per month? > > </rant> > > > At 09:55 AM 5/9/2002 -0700, Oleg Chebotarev wrote: > >The next thing those "Internet" service providers will do is to > write > >in thier agreements (with themself of course since in CA if you do > not > >have a copy of the agreement or modified agreement - no such > agrrement > >(contract) exists. And so customers could not be sued for breacking > >agreement they have not made). But the next things those "Internet" > >will charge you for are: > >VPN - "we don't know what you are doing, what web sites you visit, > > what e-mails you sent and what yo print on YOUR printer" > >Power - "your equipment transmit power to our network. It could > > be heated and brake. We will charge you onlt $1 for > > every mW your equpment transmit." > >Java Enabled Cofe Makers - "You are viloting our policies! Anyone > > can connect to your Cofe Maker and order a coffie so > you'll > > get income and we - don't. For every Java Enabled > > Cofe Makers, that our people serviceing our service > > at your premises at 3am will find, you are obligated > > to buy our nonexisting but the most expensive service > > we could imagine (only $1500/mo and no gurantee it > > will work) for the next 200 years." > >Oleg >
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