Re: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed

["Scott Granados" <gsgranados@...>]

I wouldn't fire anybody.  Consumers buy a service to use it, shocking I 
realize.  Just because Gramma and the rest of the family only use their 
circuits for e-mail and home banking why should we punnish Jr and his family 
because they're big gamers, or P2P users, or Myth TV, on and on.  Either 
sell unlimited services or don't, it's that simple.  IF you actually don't 
want people to use their pipes then price it so they won't.  Granted, your 
customers may jump ship but that's the great thing about the free market.
   I didn't mean to call Comcast out although they are probably one of the 
better known at this with their recent misadventures in bit torrent 
management.:)    I've heard that VZ was doing a fair bit of this.  I know 
not all carriers are, or at least one isn't.;)
   I could be smoking crack here (which is intirely possible) but didn't VZ 
get wacked for offering "unlimited" data plans that weren't on their 
wireless side and had to back away from that?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter R." <peter@...>
To: <isp-bandwidth@isp-bandwidth.com>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed


> It isn't just Comcast doing it.
>
> VZ FIOS doesn't give you all of the bandwidth you buy.
>
> Wireless networks can't provide unlimited either.
>
> But, hey, it's Pareto's Principle: 80/20 baby! 80/20.  I would just fire 
> the 20% myself.
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter



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