I agree, Michael, and I think Comcast *knows* well that most of their high-use customers (minus the filesharing seeders... I mean the above-avg consumers) are a BLESSING and that they do in fact want the rest of their users to adopt the usage patterns of those top-tier digital subscribers. The ones who pull up a website they saw on TV, download shows and music from iTunes, get some PPV content as well as stream internet and IM all day. I'm guessing that they will actually be throttling torrent seeders (or maybe heavy FTP?) and others who are continuously using at least half of their downstream and prolly keep their upstream maxed, also. I'm curious what they think constitutes the largest usage, I'm guessing it is not myspace or youtube! What makes the most business sense, is that they are trying to protect their video-distribution assets: they are either feeling a decline or planning for one, regarding TV shows and movies being available online from both legit and questionable sources. The way this is framed to benefit the customer is just too obvious...? Take your interweb and shove it. Give us our internet!
~ben On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >
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