Metered Internet on trial

[Classic]

Metered billing is an attempt to deal fairly with Internet usage.....
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/glean...business5.html

[techgangsta21]

nuttin beats flat rate

[Goucham]

nuttin beats flat rate

It is no secret that over-subscription has been the model ISPs have used since dial-up days but the [US] Cable ISPs have created this situation by jacking up the speed on their broadband packages well beyond their ability to manage that last mile traffic.

Forget heavy Bit-torrent and P2P users for the moment as they already have ways of dealing with that minority. They gambled that average users would never utilize all that bandwidth they were using to sweeten the pot but that extra bandwidth has found a home in media rich sites and applications (YouTube, HD Video content etc.)

I would sooner take a cut in package speed than have to go back to metered Internet services ever again. What is particularly galling about the talks now going on is that they are mulling over cutting speed AND imposing monthly bandwidth caps.

[Jamaicanhomeboy]

That type of thing not going to come to jamaica. because jamaicans don't like to be hold down to anything. thats the reason why MIphone have to change there thinking now.

[pablo]

That type of thing not going to come to jamaica. because jamaicans don't like to be hold down to anything. thats the reason why MIphone have to change there thinking now.

u can say that again

[mike876]

I agree with techgangsta.

[mjj4363]

Overseas ISP's have been doing this for years now (Cable Internet Providers only) I upload/download around 5 Gigs a day, Comcast sent me a letter claiming "Damages" because of my Internet Usage when I politely asked the Comcast Representative how I caused "Damages" from my supposed unlimited Internet Package they said I was degrading the neighbors service so they wanted me to pay an outrages prenatally fee, time to switch back to DSL

oh and my neighbors who use a similar amount of bandwidth have not noticed any so called "decrease" in service...

[ram130]

Overseas ISP's have been doing this for years now (Cable Internet Providers only) I upload/download around 5 Gigs a day, Comcast sent me a letter claiming "Damages" because of my Internet Usage when I politely asked the Comcast Representative how I caused "Damages" from my supposed unlimited Internet Package they said I was degrading the neighbors service so they wanted me to pay an outrages prenatally fee, time to switch back to DSL

oh and my neighbors who use a similar amount of bandwidth have not noticed any so called "decrease" in service...

see y flow ain't too good no more? this is making me rethink

[Anaarki]

Overseas ISP's have been doing this for years now (Cable Internet Providers only) I upload/download around 5 Gigs a day, Comcast sent me a letter claiming "Damages" because of my Internet Usage when I politely asked the Comcast Representative how I caused "Damages" from my supposed unlimited Internet Package they said I was degrading the neighbors service so they wanted me to pay an outrages prenatally fee, time to switch back to DSL

oh and my neighbors who use a similar amount of bandwidth have not noticed any so called "decrease" in service...

If customers left their service because of this then they'd rethink their strategy and upgrade their network instead of messing around with people peace of mind. If I find this happening to me i'd just move on to the next available option.
If their network is overloaded, its their own fault for overselling the damn bandwidth, then they blaming it on the customers who they sold it to.

[Goucham]

see y flow ain't too good no more? this is making me rethink

What makes you say that? mjj4363 [and I] specifically mentioned U.S. ISPs as this is not necessarily a phenomenon seen elsewhere. Flow for it's part has, as far as I'm aware, always provided the bandwidth they've promised. In fact, their packages are particularly generous on the up-link capacity compared to some U.S. carriers (C&W as well now that I think about it.) Not saying things won't change but barring technical difficulties, when you can get broadband in Jamaica it is pretty good, regardless of who you go with.