Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Time Warner Cable to start charging extra for Internet in Beaumont, Texas
In a trial experiment, Time Warner Cable Internet is going to start charging extra to subscribers in Beaumont, Texas who upload and download a lot of data off the Internet -- $1 per gigabyte if they exceed the amount set by Time Warner Cable.
Check out this quote: "We think it's the fairest way to finance the needed investment in the infrastructure," said Kevin Leddy, Time Warner Cable's executive vice president of advanced technology. Ah, OK, so this is about fairness.
Posted by T.G.
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Scott Doyle, says:
They're just now getting around to this? It's been <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Time-Warner-Cable-Eyeing-Overage-Charges-91047">in the works</a> since January.
TGub's spot-on, methinks fair would involve a reasonable rate decrease rather than relatively similar pricing for the optimal tier that previously wasn't capped. Wonder how sites like Vongo, Netflix, etc feel about this.
I don't even use TWC for webernets, but I'll definitely look into moving my cable service elsewhere if this comes to Dallas. I see it as interweb redlining, personally.
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Mike Orren, says:
To play devil's advocate, the threshold for the upcharge is beyond what any normal user would ever achieve browsing the web and emailing. It's designed for folks who are doing massive file downloads, generally via bittorrent. I've seen stats elsewhere indicating that 5% of internet users are using 90% of the bandwidth. It seems appropriate that <s>we</s> they should pay more.
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Scott Doyle, says:
I realize this, Miko - that's why I wonder how Vongo & Netflix feel about it (legit peeps actually trying to make a buck as an alternative). Movies will fill up 40GB pretty quick.
Considering external hard-drives are getting less expensive (seemingly by the day), and the learning curve for average users gets better as we go...seems we're working backwards. Methinks this would have been more of an issue back when bandwidth was much slower - can't help but think TWC is looking to line its pockets rather than level the playing field.
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Chris Kidd, says:
I do legit file transfers with my business dealings (website work)as well as d/l from itunes, why should I pay the price because TWC was too cheap to build up decent infrastructure for its non-business users. I have a feeling theres about to be a serious backlash and lost business as well.
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Scott Doyle, says:
I have a feeling there's gonna be a spike in DSL orders if TWC branches out with this.
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Jeremy Dunck, says:
Surprise! Verizon FIOS is censoring: http://www.reddit.com/info/6m2ux/comm...
DSL can't be far behind.
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Scott Doyle, says:
Jeremy, I'm positive you're much more knowledgeable than myself on this...
Wouldn't DSL charging by usage rather than a flat fee be ridiculous whoring? Thought 'digital subscriber line' was all about having dedicated bandwidth.
With economies of scale working in their favor better than ever, jumping to pay-by-use wouldn't leave the best impression imo.
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Kay, says:
I'm afraid it is just another goose-step in the direction we are heading....
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twisteddog, says:
I like how the comments quickly moved on to a practical discussion of bestiality. That should happen more often here.
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David Gouldin, says:
Just as long as they don't block 119 ...
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Scott Doyle, says:
<a href="http://www.reddit.com/info/6m2ux/comments/c048lb7">Amazing comment</a>: It's spelled bestiality, cause it's the best!
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jtmbls, says:
Are you people trying to give Orren a coronary?
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Kay, says:
Scott Doyle,
I so tried to skip over the "amazing comment" when I was there...
Jeremy,
Apologies, I neglected to address my previous comment to you.
Something for everyone: (Perhaps a bit OT, but at least it's G-rated!) http://news.mobile.msn.com/en-us/arti...
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