Re: [Nolug] New feature of Cox High Speed Internet

You make me long for the days when a T1 line was a status symbol.

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:

> On Wednesday 07 September 2011 13:26, Charles Paul wrote:
> > You mean it cuts into their profits, rather. ISPs love blaming their
> > best customers for their high rates.
> >
> > This country has some of the worst internet connections, and it has
> > more to do with the industry's regulatory capture of the FTC and FCC.
> >
> > The blame, rather, lies with the lifestyles of the executives and
> > investors.
> >
> > All that said: You are wrong.
>
> I truly don't understand what this is all about. I get blazingly fast
> intarweb
> from Cox, and my speeds keep going up every few years. I occasionally
> download ISO CDs and DVDs, and never have any complaints.
>
> Don't like your speeds? Go sit on a T1 at a client's office and try to do
> OS
> updates or download a critical file. You'll sing a different tune when you
> get back to your pad that evening.
>
> U-verse? I'll never give AT&T another penny of mine, so long as I live.
>
> --Joey
>
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:17 PM, John Souvestre <johns@sstar.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Charles.
> > >
> > > Possibly, but probably not. If an ISP supplies unlimited bandwidth it
> > > costs them more. So they have to charge more.
> > >
> > > As a customer, are you willing to pay twice the rate because of the top
> > > 10% who double the ISP's bandwidth if there is no cap? Unless you are
> in
> > > that top 10%, the answer is generally no - hell no! :)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > John Souvestre - New Orleans LA - (504) 454-0899
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org
> > > [mailto:owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org] On Behalf Of Charles Paul
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 1:07 pm
> > > To: nolug@nolug.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Nolug] New feature of Cox High Speed Internet
> > >
> > > Are there *any* service providers for unmetered, un-capped Internet
> > > access in New Orleans?
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:52 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
> wrote:
> > >> Some guy came to the door trying to sel Uverse, but the only way to
> > >> get it cheaper than the Cox bundle was for a lower Internet speed and
> > >> no HD TV channels.
> > >>
> > >> On 09/06/2011 11:27 PM, Brad Bendily wrote:
> > >>> I'm pretty sure uverse has similar restrictions for data usage
> limits.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB409045#fbid=q79OcqQzjtN
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Chris Jones <techmaster@gmail.com
> > >>>
> > >>> <mailto:techmaster@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >>>> Wow, uverse is looking better and better each day... Half the price
> > >>>> I'm paying now for the same speed, and now this?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Ben Bullard
> > >>>> <<mailto:benbullard7@aol.com>benbullard7@aol.com
> > >>>> <mailto:benbullard7@aol.com>> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 09/06/2011 03:50 PM, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Data metering. Yay!!!!!
> > >>>>
> > >>>> It's a feature! It's for your own good...
> > >>
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