Depending on vendor, 2xT1 here is around that price and I'm only an hour drive to downtown Chicago.
---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Scottie Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:37 PM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Netflix and TiVo > Who is to blame for this all you can eat fiasco? My guess would be AOL > back in the dialup days. I just can't seem to believe that the telco's > followed suit, of course back then, the FCC rules were a little different. > > I guess the buffet has spread over to the broadband times. Not much you > could do on dial-up at buffet level..when all speeds were basically the > same and you could "guess" at bandwidth based on the amount of backbone > bandwidth you had available compared to ports, but now it makes it hard to > predict usage levels if you have various bandwidth plans. > > I think some applications have bypassed the amount of bandwidth we have > available to us to stay in business. Of course, I operate in BFE where a > 2XT1 cost over $1300/mth. The FCC thinks these new apps foster > innovation...but it just spreads the digital divide even further IMHO. > > Scottie > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:44:05 -0500 > >>> I think the problem is until the "big boys" change, us little guys can't >>> change to a metered system. Right now cable, DSL, licensed WiMax, etc. >>> are all unlimited usage. There is no way I could change to a "pay per >>> byte" model without losing a ton of customers. >> >>Exactly. For those imposing bit caps where is the bit cap at? Here >>comcast is doing a 250GB bit cap then you here some of there customers >>whining how thats not fair. No way I can afford a 250GB per month >>user. >> >>Matt >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>--- >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] >> >> > > Dial-Up Internet service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $9.99/mth. > Check out www.info-ed.com for information. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
