NCTA admits data caps are about making money, not preventing network congestion
Vyralize: The National Cable and Telecommunications Association president has admitted that data caps and usage-based pricing has been put in place for ‘fairness’ purposes and NOT because of network congestion.
(Industry, Services, Web)
His analogy in the article is a farce. "Fairness" he says, well I can make an analogy to: If I go to the Golden Corral and pay 10 buck and eat to my hearts content, but if I wanted to I could just go for one plate of food.
The difference between this guys analogy and mine are choice and penalty. If you want more you pay more, but you taking more really doesn't affect our bottom line thus were will make you pay.
Excellent summary. They have more than enough bandwidth to support both super and low bandwidth users. Also, the service will always be an unlimited resource. Just ridiculous how much these guys charge, especially in areas where they hold a monopoly.
What they should do is offer better value for those who don't use it much. Start low and then go from there in a tiered format. Don't start in the middle and go higher just because you can. People who conserve energy do it for cost savings. If I buy a plan and don't use the full amount do I get a rebate? No I don't.
Because the majority of people dont even know whats being fed to them they hear 14mbits! and think it amazing speed's with horrible ping and latency but dont know that other countries get 100GBITS! with small latency for half the prize
OBVIOUSLY.... those BT adverts on the side there also have the same policy there is a limit, and VIRGIN.... I used to download a lot of stuff 24/7 until they capped me bad.... I didnt even know they said unlimited...
The difference between this guys analogy and mine are choice and penalty. If you want more you pay more, but you taking more really doesn't affect our bottom line thus were will make you pay.
all hail the mighty euro its not even the dollar anymore.