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> Subject: RE: [plug] Linux and Destiny Cable
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> On Mon, 22 May 2000, Kelsey Hartigan-Go wrote:
> ..
> >> That is because the situation in the Philippines, bandwidth is a scarce
> >> resource. If bandwidth is not the problem, then Destiny has the better
> >> model.
>
> That's exactly my issue: I _know_ bandwidth is scarce (heck I've been with
> Moscom since we had a 128K pipe!) That's why Destiny's pricing scheme,
> which has cheap, unthrottled, unlimited access for ordinary subscribers
> and a huge, hefty markup for corporate, doesn't make sense to me.
>
> In my opinion, what WOULD make sense is cheap, heavily-throttled access
> for ordinary subscribers and marked-up, but not as marked-up as telco
> leased circuit, rate for corporate. The way their corporate pricing is
> right now, there's little advantage to going Destiny over going with a
> traditional ISP and leased circuit: the pricing is about the same.
>
I think some Destiny guys tell me before na yun corporate is not actually
64k as in 64k ng leaseline, I think they call it protected bandwidth, ibig
sabihin daw if ever the napakaraming nagdrodraw ng data (or Cable TV) from
their line, corporate user are still guarranteed at least 64k. parang ganun,
while the common user minsan has worse than dialup bandwidth. Tulad ngayon,
parang ordinary dialup lang ang speed ko :(
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