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Article #41713Re: Canadian ISP Makes Really Bad Decision
From: Brent P
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 18:10
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 18:10
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In article <3CEFC563.78AC1F48@sympatico.ca>, Dave Smith wrote:
> You're talking apples and oranges. When mom takes in a boarder and
> offers all you can eat, things change. Sympatico charges higher rates
> for unlimited DSL than it does for dial up connections. Part of the
> marketing spiel was about how telephone lines and dial up connections
> only use a small fraction of the line's capacity and the Hi Speed
> Edition makes use of the extra capacity.
You don't seem to understand the concept.
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BIG FAT PIPE
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Everyone regardless of the size of their small pipe connects to the
big one. If all the little ones combined take more than the big one
can flow, someone doesn't get what they need.
Say for instance a number of your neighbors put a powerful pump on
their water connection. Just pulled water from the system at the
maximum their connection allowed. Eventually, if they're numbers got
high enough, the people who just needed water for the occasional shower
or drink would find their taps dry.
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