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

["Mike Hammett" <ispplanetbandwidth@ics-il.net>]

Cell phones have had varying degrees of all you can eat for quite some time 
and it's really begun to take hold with all carriers offering all you can 
eat.  I'm not sure of the extent with other carriers, but with Nextel you 
can do $99 unlimited everything.

Many telecom carriers offer all you can eat, including long distance.

Everything else I can think of, however, is as you describe.


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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KingBloom" <lists@kingbloom.com>
To: <isp-bandwidth@isp-bandwidth.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed


> On Apr 30, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
>
> > That's a fair process to all, but confusing to the customer.
> What's confusing about it?  This is the way every other UTILITY is 
> billed, from sewer/water, gas, electric, etc... You pay a flat rate  for 
> the privilege of having the service, call it a "minimum use  charge", then 
> you pay X for usage.
>
> Our industry really needs to move to this type of model if we want to 
> continue to make a profit.  Again, every other utility is charged with  a 
> flat rate for having the service, then X for anything above that.   Even 
> cable/satellite.  You pay one price for the service, then extra  for 
> additional services.  You pay whether you watch it or not, and you  pay 
> MORE for EXTRA TV's...  We should be charging a fee for each  computer in 
> use as well.
>
> Someone needs to start the ball rolling in this direction...
>
> Back to the buffet, when it comes to internet you buy one plate and  the 
> whole family eats.  We should be charging per plate like everyone  else.
>
> ATM, we are raising our broadband rates 30% and calling it a fuel 
> surcharge. Our costs have gone up yet our prices in the industry keep 
> going down.  Again, this does not happen with other utilities.  My 800  # 
> services have risen 60% for the minimum charge under the guise of a  fuel 
> surcharge.
>
> We should all be doing the same.
>
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