Imaginary limits…

What would you say if I told you I was going to charge you for every word you spoke over 5000 every month?

Would you laugh? I would personally punch me in the face.

Internet service provider ComCast is now limiting bandwidth to it’s customers.

Please allow me to explain how a network operates.

The greatest cost in the use of a computer network is in establishing the line and hardware necessary for connection. The cost of power for said operation is minimal to the provider. This is the fundamental problem the phone companies are now falling apart from, they cant compete with companies not charging by quantity rather than flat connection rates. Comcast is milking a market that is so easy to make money from that it seems insane that they are looking for more money!

I’ve done logistics on this. Past the initial investment of lines, the cost of operation and maintenance in said connection (barring end-user responsibility) is such a tiny fraction of the charges involved that I find it astounding that a limit exists.

Anyhow…this is so damn stupid I am getting worked up…feel free to read more here:

http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/comcast-now-restricts-bandwidth-data-transfer-levels/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwidth_cap
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1034_3-5079624.html