Originally posted by: ferris209
Well, if you pay to get the internet, you ought to get the internet. I guess its from years of having unlimited internet, but I just can't fathom having a limit set on my downloading ability. I agree I don't this will last, especially once all the major studios and music companies start greasing hands because they do want folks to download their stuff and if it starts getting capped, they could stand to lose some money.
Originally posted by: lordjedi
Why is it ridiculous? I don't like it either, but it's no different from what the hosting companies do right now. You don't get free, unlimited bandwidth on a webhost. You pay for a certain amount each month and if you go over, you're billed for it.
I'm betting this won't last long anyway. With Verizon rolling out FiOS and Wireless ISPs becoming more prevalent, people will just switch to something that has no limits. Once they do that, TW will just remove the tiered packaging.
As the article says, at least they're being fully open about what they're doing and offering different packages. A lot of ISPs simply cap the bandwidth and don't tell you where the cap is at. You pretty much have to figure it out yourself based on when they slow you down.
Originally posted by: ferris209
Your link ain't working, you got http: twice.
Anyhow, I heard about this and it ought to be outlawed. It is ridiculous.
Your link ain't working, you got http: twice.
Anyhow, I heard about this and it ought to be outlawed. It is ridiculous.
Why is it ridiculous? I don't like it either, but it's no different from what the hosting companies do right now. You don't get free, unlimited bandwidth on a webhost. You pay for a certain amount each month and if you go over, you're billed for it.
I'm betting this won't last long anyway. With Verizon rolling out FiOS and Wireless ISPs becoming more prevalent, people will just switch to something that has no limits. Once they do that, TW will just remove the tiered packaging.
As the article says, at least they're being fully open about what they're doing and offering different packages. A lot of ISPs simply cap the bandwidth and don't tell you where the cap is at. You pretty much have to figure it out yourself based on when they slow you down.
Well, if you pay to get the internet, you ought to get the internet. I guess its from years of having unlimited internet, but I just can't fathom having a limit set on my downloading ability. I agree I don't this will last, especially once all the major studios and music companies start greasing hands because they do want folks to download their stuff and if it starts getting capped, they could stand to lose some money.
Actually, I'm betting that at least the movie studios will love this, especially if they end up getting a cut. Not only will you be limited in what you can download now, but you'll have to pay more if you want to go over that limit. Music wouldn't have much of an effect on your total bandwidth since most of the files are pretty small. But a season of the Sopranos (HBO just introduced web downloads of their tv shows) would cost you quite a bit of bandwidth. With this in place, people won't be able to just download gobs and gobs of TV shows and movies without paying someone for it somewhere.