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

Jim wrote:
"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?

and remember this works all ways.. There may be a guy on the other side of your house pointing at you saying "I check my email once every 2 days, but the guy next door is always on his computer, reading newsgroups, sending messages, why does he pay the same as me? He's slowing my connection down."
How long before you are paying more for what TWC has deemed as excessive usage?

If you're checking mail every 2 days then a dial up connection will be the best choice. It's much cheaper and you aren't paying for bandwidth you don't need. So I don't see that as a valid argument.


People get their internet cable because it's touted as fast. We have ads here showing a mother who's computer is slowed to a crawl because she's using dial up and her family is trying to download music, videos, etc. So the ad shows how much easier and quicker it would be if she had TW cable internet. So wait, now when people actually try using it in the way the ad presents itself, TW throws a fit and demands more money? Wow, they have a lot of balls. How about this TW, don't try to sell a family on something you don't plan on providing for that price.



IMO, we should be able to pay for a certain speed up and down, with unlimited bandwidth. Then what would it matter what the guy next door does. As long as you get the speed you pay for?





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