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Thread Index RE: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed
When it comes to the LEC or cable CO - they have not totally figured out how to do things user friendly - it is not in their nature. You would had thought that competition would had helped moved from being company focused - to customer focused.... Sure would be nice to be Milton Bradley - setting up the rules of the game and how it is played.. :) -----Original Message----- From: Mike Hammett [mailto:ispplanetbandwidth@ics-il.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:28 AM To: isp-bandwidth@isp-bandwidth.com Subject: Re: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed That's a fair process to all, but confusing to the customer. ---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Goldman" <agoldman@jupitermedia.com> To: <isp-bandwidth@isp-bandwidth.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:44 AM Subject: RE: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed > wouldn't it make sense to set prices as "$x for x Mbps and x GB monthly, > $0.10 per MB over"? ISPs would have to allow customers to see how much > throughput they've used, and to give users the option to turn off the pipe > before paying overages. > > -----Original Message----- > From: KingBloom [mailto:lists@kingbloom.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:49 PM > To: isp-bandwidth@isp-bandwidth.com > Subject: Re: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed > > > > On Apr 29, 2008, at 3:18 PM, Hans Wolfgang Lutz wrote: > >> >> >> If one advertises "unlimited", people _will_ utilize it. In my case, >> the place where I eat is losing money. Even my monster lunches >> serve to >> help offset their losses, despite the per-unit numbers being in my >> favor. >> > > And "we" (as an industry) have continually pushed the unlimited thing, > all the while taking the assumption that not everyone at the buffet is > gonna be a fat ass... > > Trouble is, when you clamp down on the fat asses, that's what starts > to get you in trouble. My take? Let them go. You don't have to > provide service to someone you don't want to provide service to. If > they are using too much (regardless of the unlimited thing), let them > go. > > > Regards, > Bob Costas > PR Director KingBloom.Com > ________________________________________ > KingBloom.Com Search Engine and Web Directory > http://www.kingbloom.com > > Get a Free Credit Report : http://freecreditreport.mia.net > > > > ___________ __________ > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > Copyright 2007 Jupitermedia Corporation All Rights Reserved. > > > > ___________ __________ > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > Copyright 2007 Jupitermedia Corporation All Rights Reserved. > ___________ __________ To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. Copyright 2007 Jupitermedia Corporation All Rights Reserved. To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. Copyright 2007 Jupitermedia Corporation All Rights Reserved.
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