>maybe the bussiness model of shared bandwidth is the flaw in this >equation. It seems like some rate limiting SLA scheme is the way to go --
Makes sense to me--you don't hear as much about DSL customers sharing the service with their neighbors. With cable, you're already sharing bandwidth, so you don't feel like you're losing anything if the people you're sharing with aren't paying for it. Of course, cable companies probably won't impose rate limits as long as DSL remains an option, because then they wouldn't be able to claim (inaccurately) that cable gives you more bandwidth than DSL. /=======================================================\ |John Stracke |Principal Engineer | |[EMAIL PROTECTED] |Incentive Systems, Inc.| |http://www.incentivesystems.com|My opinions are my own.| |=======================================================| |I'm not imaginary. I'm ontologically challenged. | \=======================================================/
