arstechnica.com — Time Warner Cable is planning to roll out metered broadband service on a trial basis, according to a leaked memo. Users would have hard and fast bandwidth limits with charges if they go over their monthly limits.
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spacewranglerJan 17, 2008
I wonder how many customers they will lose in the first week
chaosmotorJan 17, 2008
I've been trying lately to draw popular attention to my plans for a free, universal wireless communication system that doesn't and can't charge access fees, and provides free cellular, wireless, and internet communication services w/o a service provider of any sort. Here's the article via Digg. <a class="user" href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Fast_Free_Cellphone_and_Wireless_Internet_Service_for_Life">http://digg.com/tech_news/Fast_Free_Cellphone_and_ ...</a>
s810Jan 17, 2008
Looks like investors like this news. <a class="user" href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=twc">http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=twc</a>
bjornskiJan 18, 2008
It's what my state decided to do.States rights!
Closed AccountJan 19, 2008
You didn't read my comment at all did you? You don't have to have a cap, you can keep your unlimited package
Closed AccountJan 19, 2008
this is bandwidth we are talking about, not websites
rhetthughesFeb 4, 2008
And thus the market for satellite internet will begin to unfold. When cable companies got way too greedy in the late 1990s, we saw the emergence of DirecTV and Dish Network. So we might see something like that again, although, I admit that I'm not up-to-speed on how usable / beneficial satellite internet access is; thus that might not be a viable alternative.I also have a question based on this article: My understanding is that South Korea is one of the most high speed connected countries in the world (if it isn't SK, then someone please correct me). Do they have this problem? If the answer is no, they don't have this problem, then that begs the question, "Why not?" And it also adds evidence that the cable companies are not doing enough to keep the lines upgraded to meet demand.
jazzbeauxJun 16, 2008
Any enterprising journalist should have no troubles linking 'capping' to the RIAA and MPAA as a means to stifle peer-to-peer file sharing ... and I'd be willing to bet heavily that these two entities are threatening ISPs (who are more and more also other media content deliverers, such as cable and broadcast TV/radio station owners) that their companies will likely see a lack of movies and music available should they not agree to capping practices.Hell, TimeWarner is a major content producer; no wonder they're so eager to begin!