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

Very well put.

Jerry Wilborn
jerrywilborn@gmail.com

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Clint Billedeaux <clint@fastbadge.com>wrote:

> Why do people spend so much effort defining the rest of the world as an
> enemy? Can't get what you want, the way you want it, when you want it, how
> you want it, for FREE, without any consideration of the resources involved
> it getting it to you? Blame the capitalist providing the service.
>
> Spend half the effort figuring out how to offer what YOU want to OTHERS,
> and you WILL become a happy capitalist.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Clint Billedeaux <clint@fastbadge.com>wrote:
>
>> 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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>>
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