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the physical access.

• smiley1437 5y ago
  > the physical access. Wouldn't that also include the bandwidth? Meaning, if the customer is already paying for the bandwidth they will consume, why wouldn't that cover bandwidth usage of Netflix content?
• ineedasername 5y ago
  No. That's not what my contract with my ISP says I'm buying. Besides, physical access alone is useless. Unless you're claiming that ISP's have been selling physical access but giving away usage for free? I don't know if that's the intent of your comment, but again it isn't how my ISP words the contract.
  • vlan0 5y ago
    >Unless you're claiming that ISP's have been selling physical access but giving away usage for free? I don't think zakki is too far off from the truth. Looking at Spectrum's Residential Internet Services Agreement, physical access might be what it boils down to. It's a little shocking they can have terms that make no guarantee to any amount of bandwidth at all, even on "their network". I suspect other large ISPs in the US use the same terminology. >Subscriber understands and agrees that Spectrum does not guarantee that any particular amount of bandwidth on the Spectrum network or that any speed or throughput of Subscriber's connection to the Spectrum network will be available to Subscriber. But I think you're correct. Having a physical connection does you no good if it isn't passing packets. https://www.spectrum.com/policies/residential-internet-services-agreement https://www.spectrum.com/policies/residential-internet-servi...