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> let's say TikTok, hogs all the bandwidth without paying their fair share. I’m biased in that I work at a company that uses a lot of bandwidth. My opinions ar
by travisjungroth 4y ago
> let's say TikTok, hogs all the bandwidth without paying their fair share.
I’m biased in that I work at a company that uses a lot of bandwidth. My opinions are my own.
Companies like TikTok pay their fair share. They pay their provider to take their bytes. Their provider pays one of the “big pipe” companies and passes the bytes along. Then they pass it along and charge your bro’s company. Then your bro’s company passes it along and chargers the consumer. This is oversimplified, but it’s the general flow.
What your bro wants to do is skip the line. It’s not enough to charge consumers, he wants to charge the companies, or the consumers more depending on the company.
It’s like UPS opening up your package, seeing there are Nikes in there and wanting to charge either you or Nike extra. You’re already paying for delivery.
- orlp 4y agoIt's all smoke and mirrors. The real problem is that ISPs sell the very same thing to multiple people for full price, and when things break because multiple people want to use the thing they paid for at the same time they blame you for taking more than your 'fair share'. That is the disconnect. In their mind you are 'sharing' with all the other people that bought the same thing, whereas you believe you were the only one that bought what they said they would sell you, like any other purchase works.
- specialist 4y agoThanks y'all. The "B2B anti net neutrality" (my phrase) position didn't make any sense to me. But what do I know? I imagine lobbyists buffaloing your average elected representative. It's a compelling story. Even if it's untrue.