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Calvin Ostrum wrote:

> | Thats the way a network works.  Bandwidth is shared.
>
> What do you mean, "that's the way a network works?"  Is
> there some built in essence to a "network" that necessitates
> that it "works" in the way you describe, i.e., that everyone
> pays the same flat rate for unlimited access to it no matter
> how much of a load they put on it?  I don't think so.  Since
> you portray yourself as some kind of expert, can you please
> point me to some references that will enable me to learn
> about "the way a network works"?

Think of it as an all you can eat buffet. People may more for the deal offered
than they would if they were ordering food a la carte. If they don't think they
will get their money's worth  they should skip the buffet and order off the
menu and pay for want they get. But if they go for the all you can eat buffet,
they don't expect someone to come up and tell them they can't have seconds of
the shrimps and lobsters.

> I have not studied them yet, and perhaps they are biased in
> one direction.  So, where are *your* references that argue
> that an "unlimited" model for pricing makes more sense,
> contrary to what most of these seem to be arguing?  There must
> be some careful, well-thought out, writing on the opposite
> side of this issue, no?

Some people find unlimited access to be too expensive and figure that they
don't need it because they don't use it enough.  Others find that they spend a
lot of time on the net and are willing to pay more for the unlimited access.


> My demands are a lot closer to the norm, as opposed to
> being "minimal". And everyone else is *not* being limited.
> The few who want to use a lot more are still going to be
> allowed to use a lot more.  It's just that they are going
> to have to pay for their extra usage, as they already do with
> many other adsl isps in Toronto such as eol and i-stop.

They were offered "unlimited access". I don't consider being hooked up to the
net 24/7 but not being able to transfer data (over a set limit) to be
unlimited.

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