Rogers ISP in Canada - capping at 175GB/mo

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: Fritzo


I think the highest we've ever had was 89GB, and that guy was running torrents like crazy on a 6Mb connection.

89GB isn't running torrents like crazy. Maybe for a week, but not in a month.

OK, this is a "geek" community, so our views aren't the norm. 89GB is "like crazy" when he's 50% above the next highest user. People have no idea what bandwidth costs. They think "the network's there already! It's free!!!"

It costs an ISP around $22/month to maintain a 1.5 MB connection, around $26 for a 3.0 connection, and around $33 for a 6.0 connection (at least for DSL) on Verizon, ATT, or Qwest. Embarq prices are even higher. At current pricing levels it's around $25 for a 1.5 connection (which is what most people pay for).

So, you have $3 clear to pay your employees, engineers, tech support, maintain the network, pay fees to other networks to allow routing, etc. You end up with around $.50 of profit when all is said and done. With this, people want you to expand your network to accomodate the 5% of users that are using up 90% of the bandwidth. What do you think makes sense from a business standpoint and a customer service standpoint?

Being an ISP is not a pretty business.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: Fritzo


People have no idea what bandwidth costs. They think "the network's there already! It's free!!!"

The network would be there and the equipment to support it if they had spent the money they were given on the infrastructure. When they give back the $500 billion they stole or actually spend it on the infrastructure to lower cost for the consumer as promised then they can complain about usage. Until then I don't have any sympathy for them .

 

[KMFJD]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: KMFJD
This is just getting better...

Following up our email and web notice earlier this year, please be
notified that your usage month-to-date is:

Upload- 10.8 GB
Download- 9.2 GB
Total- 20.0 GB

We have turned your bandwidth down to 128K up/down for the remainder of
the month. We will turn it back up at the end of the month.

All for the great price of 49.99 a month

Who's your ISP? They actually consider 20 GB to be excessive for the first three weeks of a month?

local wireless isp, i live in a rural area, i have two options, they are the better service at the moment, the other isp is about 1/3 the speed on a good day.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: KMFJD

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: KMFJD
This is just getting better...

Following up our email and web notice earlier this year, please be
notified that your usage month-to-date is:

Upload- 10.8 GB
Download- 9.2 GB
Total- 20.0 GB

We have turned your bandwidth down to 128K up/down for the remainder of
the month. We will turn it back up at the end of the month.

All for the great price of 49.99 a month

Who's your ISP? They actually consider 20 GB to be excessive for the first three weeks of a month?

local wireless isp, i live in a rural area, i have two options, they are the better service at the moment, the other isp is about 1/3 the speed on a good day.

That's the beauty of all this competition. You get to choose what service you are willing to pay for!

go-go-gadget competition!