robl27
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| metered billing..
with the onslaught of metered billing there will probably be 0 broadband (as no one can't afford it) in 5 years. instead of stepping up to the plate, we will be going back to the AOL days of "330 minutes for free" deal
I have a hard time paying $60 a month, don't need it to be $600 dollars a month!!
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me1212
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Pleasant Hill, MO | Which is why we need new ISPs and co-op ISPs. |
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robl27
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Mary Esther, FL | right on. when people get their $1,000 ISP bill then hell will break loose. |
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me1212
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Pleasant Hill, MO | Yeah, if I have to pay $1000 I may as well get a dedicated Tx connection with no cap. |
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tubbynet
reminds me of the danse russe
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said by robl27  :I have a hard time paying $60 a month, don't need it to be $600 dollars a month!! even with twc's *obscene* metered bandwidth trials, you are still looking at the $54.95 for the top tier (with 40gig included) and then $1/gig overage. assuming that the taxes/unfees on your cable modem come to an amount of unusually high tax rate in my metro area (~8.9%), you are looking at a legitimate "bill" of $550.96. if you subtract the base cost of $54.95 for your plan, and then add the used 40gig to the tally, you would be consuming an added 496gig, bringing your monthly consumption to 536 gigabytes per month which is highly unlikely for all but the highest consumers (and these are most likely the people that comcast, et al are trying to target with their 250gig caps).
now, enough of the knee-jerk reactionary fud. i know it makes for a good story to get the masses angry, but lets look at the math, shall we?
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