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From: John Navas
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:34

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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:29:46 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote in <22v674165ksjtf3vs5g92b58rojd5to4ka@4ax.com>:

>On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:34:14 -0700, John Navas
><spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>>Flat rate pricing simply makes no sense.

>Currently, we're heading for what I call the Smorgasbord model.  All
>you can eat and one rate.  However, if you eat like a pig, you get
>thrown out.

I'd say we're heading for tiered service levels thanks to those that eat
like pigs.

>I'll keep my ideas to myself.  However, I would be interested in what
>others consider the ultimate fair and profitable internet billing
>system.  There are plenty that are more fair than flat rate.  There
>are also plenty that are more profitable than flat rate.  The trick is
>to invent one that is both.

I'd say it's pretty simple -- charge by the (mega)byte, with no
accelerator*; e.g., 1 GB per month @ $20, 2 GB per month @ $40 (or
less).  I also think it makes sense to charge more for uplink than for
downlink, in part because it costs more, in part because that
discourages illicit filesharing.

*Accelerators are what businesses use to coerce people into buying more
than they need in order to avoid the accelerator, a practice I think
should be prohibited by law; e.g., if 200 text messages cost $5, then
another 100 text messages can cost no more than $5 (instead of $25
thanks to an accelerator).

-- 
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John Navas      FAQ for Wi-Fi:  <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi>
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