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Returning to a pay for usage model is a fine suggestion, and would make internet service much more like electric service. It is amusing to remember how people
by ryannielsen 15y ago
Returning to a pay for usage model is a fine suggestion, and would make internet service much more like electric service.
It is amusing to remember how people disparaged pay for usage models just over a decade ago, though. :-)
- nitrogen 15y agoThe two arguments I still see against pay-for-usage models: 1. ISPs will structure the rates so that everyone ends up paying more. 2. The early adopters and developers that push technology forward are often at the high end of bandwidth usage, and in exchange for bringing new technology to the masses, the masses should be okay with 0.1% of their bill paying for the early adopters' bandwidth.