On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:17:51 -0600, Isis <isis55423@hotpop.com> wrote:
>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:
>:>
>:><snip>
>:>
>:>: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
>:
>:
>: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
I have cut back to a 25gb account. I an done download DVD's.
How much time to spend ripping and posting DVD's perhaps you should
ask yourself the same questions you have posed to me.
Have a good time,
C
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