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In the end AT&T and the other carriers don't want to be "dumb pipes", but that's what consumers want. Can you imagine the same applied to water? "I'm sorry sir,
by tnash 14y ago
In the end AT&T and the other carriers don't want to be "dumb pipes", but that's what consumers want. Can you imagine the same applied to water? "I'm sorry sir, but we know you used an unapproved toilet AND you went over your allotted shower minutes this month."
We can only hope that it'll work out in our favor and they can stop preaching to us how we should use their bandwidth.
- ceejayoz 14y ago> Can you imagine the same applied to water? I don't get unlimited water for a monthly fee, I get charged per gallon. I'd imagine virtually all people have this situation. Utilities - water, electricity, gas, etc. - compare to AT&T's new model better than their unlimited one.
- nknight 14y agoYou're not understanding what tnash said at all. Each of the utilities you list is a "dumb pipe". The utility company doesn't dictate what you do with the utility, and they don't charge you a different price for running a lightbulb vs. a washing machine. It's all about how much, not what's done with it. The telcos want to be exactly the opposite. They want to control what you do, how you do it, and how much you pay for doing it, not based on the bandwidth used, but the nature of the use. This is the antithesis of a dumb pipe.
- antidoh 14y ago"We can only hope that it'll work out in our favor" This is America. We'll have to catch up to South Korea first.