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But you do pay the water company based on how much water you use. Why shouldn't certain providers like, say, Netflix, not have to pay more when they use nearly
by hokumguru 8y ago
But you do pay the water company based on how much water you use. Why shouldn't certain providers like, say, Netflix, not have to pay more when they use nearly 40% of the pipe?
(https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/netflix-bandwidth-usage-internet-traffic-1201507187/ https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/netflix-bandwidth-usag...).
- calcifer 8y ago> But you do pay the water company based on how much water you use. Yes, I do as the consumer of that water. In this analogy Netflix would be the dam operator, so why would a particular dam pay more to the pipe company than another dam?
- blanderman 8y agoBecause it's the consumer at the endpoint who requests the content and it's their allocated portion of the pipe that's being used.
- 0xfeba 8y agoIf ISPs want to charge by the byte, that's fine. What they want though, is to charge data coming in, and data going out.
- imgabe 8y agoDoes Netflix not pay bandwidth charges to their ISP where their services are hosted? AWS, right? Is Amazon giving them free bandwidth? I'd think probably not.
- croon 8y agoNetflix only uses 40% of the pipe if the ISP consumers request their data. ISPs are already paid by their consumers to provide them their requested data.
- tenaciousDaniel 8y agoExactly. How hard is this to understand? The cost is already being met by consumers. It's like if a football stadium was located near a tollway, and the tollway decided to start charging the stadium itself during sporting events. That's not a legitimate business transaction, it's a cash grab.
- Rotten194 8y agoDo you think Netflix gets internet access for free?? They pay for their bandwidth fair and square like everyone else.
- duxup 8y agoNetflix does pay for internet usage doesn't it? So do I. Sounds like it is already paid.
- briffle 8y agoThis is why I like the electricity metaphor for Internet access. You pay your utility bill every month for electricity (probably a base rate, and a fixed consumption rate). Does your utility then go to the provider (A local green power source) and demand they pay the utility as well, since 60% of the requests in the region are for their power? (users opting into to green power on their bills?)
- pdonis 8y agoMy ISP is not Netflix's ISP. Why should my ISP be able to charge Netflix for bandwidth when I am already paying them for the same bandwidth as their customer?