Re: Time Warner setting up to gouge all their internet customers

In article <47950ba0$0$31783$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Jim" <jimmy AT
hotmail.com> says...

"Peter A" <paitken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.21fec7579ac6c720989e3e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <kps9p35m1m55c83c463f1hn52qr0nc93ti@xxxxxxx>,
jaylsmith@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
I think it's a legitimate charge, as long as internet connections are
limited in bandwidth. I use Time-Warner, and the speed of my connection
is affected by what others on the same section of the network are doing.
If some zit-picker next door is downloading gigabytes of movies or
music, my ability to use the Internet is compromised - yet that person
pays no more than I do. How is that fair?



How is charging the guy next door gonna help your speed?
He's gonna pay more, download the same amount and still affect your
connection.



I didn't say charging him more would help me, now did I? So, I don't see
where your question is coming from. But, I'll answer it anyway - three
times:

1) He may download less because of the extra fees, thus freeing up
bandwidth for me and others.

2) The extra money that T-W brings in may let them upgrade the network,
removing the bottlenecks.

3) The extra money that T-W brings in may let them charge me less (not
likely, I know, but still in the realm of possibility).




--
Peter Aitken
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