Comments on: FCC Chairman Copps: ‘Tear down this wall’ http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2009/04/04/fcc-chairman-michael-copps-tear-down-this-wall/ Top iPhone and Touch news and tips Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ronald O Carlson http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2009/04/04/fcc-chairman-michael-copps-tear-down-this-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-8878 Ronald O Carlson Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:54:18 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/?p=1401#comment-8878 Metered bandwidth? No, because unlike water or electricity there actually is an unlimited supply of bits and the marginal cost per user of adding is infinitesimally small. HereAndNow raises an interesting approach—pay for a level of performance though data usage would be unlimited. Metered bandwidth? No, because unlike water or electricity there actually is an unlimited supply of bits and the marginal cost per user of adding is infinitesimally small.

HereAndNow raises an interesting approach—pay for a level of performance though data usage would be unlimited.

]]> By: HereAndNow http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2009/04/04/fcc-chairman-michael-copps-tear-down-this-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-8469 HereAndNow Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:50:25 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/?p=1401#comment-8469 @KenC Perhaps ADSL connections are a better comparison. ADSL connections are priced, based on the data rate. Slower connections cost less but may limit what you can do on it (e.g. poor video streaming). Faster connections cost more but give you better performance. Perhaps the same model should be used for "wireless" ADSL connections. @KenC
Perhaps ADSL connections are a better comparison. ADSL connections are priced, based on the data rate. Slower connections cost less but may limit what you can do on it (e.g. poor video streaming). Faster connections cost more but give you better performance.

Perhaps the same model should be used for “wireless” ADSL connections.

]]> By: KenC http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2009/04/04/fcc-chairman-michael-copps-tear-down-this-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-8456 KenC Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:28:04 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/?p=1401#comment-8456 Okay, it's just bits, but then again, if utilities charge us by the amount used, whether it's water, electricity or natural gas, and some utilities even differentiate pricing by user, ie commercial rates are higher than residential ones, and some utilities change rates depending upon hour of use, ie peak hours, then what you're arguing FOR is metered bandwidth. Are you sure you want to go there? Okay, it’s just bits, but then again, if utilities charge us by the amount used, whether it’s water, electricity or natural gas, and some utilities even differentiate pricing by user, ie commercial rates are higher than residential ones, and some utilities change rates depending upon hour of use, ie peak hours, then what you’re arguing FOR is metered bandwidth. Are you sure you want to go there?

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