On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:01:09 -0500, Chauncy <nothere@z.edu> wrote:
:On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:50 -0600, Isis <isis55423@hotpop.com> wrote:
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:>On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:04:38 -0500, Chauncy <nothere@z.edu> wrote:
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:>:As ISP's impose bandwidth limits Blu Ray will be a big question mark.
:>:Unlimited bandwidth is coming to an end thanks to you-tube and netflix
:>:streamed video.
:>:
:>:Just my 2 cents
:>:
:>:C
:>
:>Hi C,
:>
:>True enough, so far, but the initial monthly bandwidth limits are
:>destined to increase with time. (And you can always purchase more.)
:>
:>Currently, the ISP's are experiencing rapid growing pains. We seem to
:>have caught them unawares, as it were.
:>
:>I fully expect that by the time Blu-Ray becomes commonplace, the ISP's
:>will have the capacity to meet it. (Wherever there is money to be made,
:>they will find a way!)
:>
:>To paraphrase an old title, "This is now, and that will be then."
:>
:>Isis
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:ATT has a trial plan in Reno Nev. limiting people to 65gb total BW per
:month. Comcast caps at 250gb and if you go over two times you are no
:longer a customer of Comcast. Only Verizon has stated it will not
:impose limits.
:
:Usenet heavy users are only 5% but use a majority of the BW. That is
:why the ISP news server are either gone or Text file only.
:
:I doubt your scenario will hold in the future but I wish you good
:luck.
:
:C
Hi C,
Well, for starters, 250 GB/mo translates to nearly a DVD/day.
How much time do you waste watching movies anyway!?
(I'm not going to tell you to 'Get A Life', but that thought DID occur
to me!)
Besides, if you have the dough, you can always get a business account.
If you believe in Capitalism, then those ISP's that provide a necessary
service will be the one's who survive. (I realize that there is
currently a government-imposed monopoly on most ISP's, but if there is
anyone who can't stand the heat from disgruntled constituents, it is our
elected officials.)
Server price & bandwidth are continually decreasing. Just wait until we
all have FiOS.
Isis
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