OK, so the headline is a joke, but it's the impression you get from the mail advertisement I received from them this week:
INTRODUCING SPEEDMATCH. NOW GET MATCHING UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD SPEEDS ... Why uploads matter: Did you know that whenever you send an email attachment, back up files to the cloud or share a large file or video, you're uploading? Fact is, we're uploading more than ever. Ha! So that's uploading you say? They go on to show a speed comparison chart between this new service and cable Internet that shows how much time it would take to upload for each of several suggested applications: posting 10 photos to a web site, email complex medical images, share 20-minute training video, or backup company files to the cloud. Of course they don't list running your own server, as they still want to discourage you from doing that, but having a consumer-oriented ISP acknowledge that there are useful things you can do with upstream bandwidth is ground breaking. Time is money. And upload speeds that match your download speed can save your business precious minutes every day. ... YOU BUSINESS DOESN'T HAVE TO SETTLE FOR LESS THAN 100% OF THE INTERNET. Thank you Verizon. (This is why you are vigorously in favor of net neutrality, right Verizon?) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting." http://www.theperlshop.com/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss