I think it's funny how Comcast and other companies that built networks for the purpose of "Unlimited Internet Access" ( I use the word "unlimited" to mean your not being charged for the service and the traffic you pass on the network. This is also known as metered access. ) for a modest fee and varying speeds. ( Fee for service and speeds subject to provider plans and technology. ) Now they want to change the terms of service ( TOS ) to a metered or protocol limited access.
I don't think the provider should start to filter your network connection because you are consuming more traffic, due to the providers failed network design or engineering. If you over subscribe your network you will have to limit the amount of bandwidth everyone uses. I.E. if the provider says your downstream speed is 12 megs and your upstream speed is 1 meg. Don't get upset because you over subscribed your network and now no one gets close to the variable capacity you advertised and designed. I'm sure the thinking was no one at home will ever need long sustained downstream or upstream speeds. It's not the customers fault because you advertised faster than X competitor or technology. Then again the government regulating body at the federal level still defines broadband or high speed Internet access in the United States as anything faster than 768kbps. Footnote: I could not get to the FCC website that has the correct definition of what is broadband access. Due to the site being down. I had to then rely on Wikipedia's account of what the FCC considers broadband / high speed Internet is. It may still be 256 kbit/s (0.256 Mbit/s). sorry for ranting. -Miller On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 1:59 PM, seymoor nates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bomcast: we have hi-speed internet for sale; sign up now. > > Customer: OK, I'll take it. Here's my wallet; just leave me enough for a > spam sandwich. > > Bomcast: fine, here you go. WAIT, you mean you actually thought you were > gonna get hi-speed internet? That's not what we meant... > > > marbux wrote: > >> "NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. cable operators Comcast Corp and Time >> Warner Cable Inc will begin testing ways this week to limit individual >> subscribers who use the largest amount of Internet capacity in an >> effort to protect their high-speed networks." >> >> <http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSN0335796120080604 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >
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