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Originally Posted by eroticsexxx
No need to explain. I have my credentials.
But let me explain how internet technology works as you appear to have fallen victim to the hype, clearly confused by the nonsensical technological rhetoric in that article.
The capacities quoted, combined with the extraneous information they threw in about youTube and other content providers, will no doubt get the average person (and even some 'web savvy' peeps) worried about future internet capacity, but in truth that article is nothing but a loosely worded, but well-planned press release.
My suggestion: Learn a bit more about fiber optics and the true capacity of internet backbones before believing that "the internet will run out of bandwidth". The extra "investment" will be nothing more than lighting up a few additional strands of dark fiber that are already laid out globally. ISP's and content providers need people to believe that prices have to go up to assist "future growth" and quality of service, but in truth they are gouging the public and giving the least amount of bandwidth they can for the highest price they can.
That's my word on that, from an insider's perspective.
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I think what they want is a two or three tier service, kind of like what ISP's did for VOIP, to keep the low latency for the customers who pay for the added service.
Also the days of mass leeching surely must end at some point. Right now at my ISP I'm given 95gb a month upload/download combined, for $59 a month.
If I go over, it costs me $1.25 per gigabyte. Sounds scary, but they cap the overage fees at $25. A friend of mine downloaded nearly 1.5TB one month, and his bill was $59 + $25, and it said he "saved" something like $1,800 for that period.