Jun 15th, 2008The thought that ISPs may start charging users based on the bandwidth they consume each month really pisses me off. Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and AT&T are rolling out trials of systems that would allow web users a certain amount of data that they could consume each month. If users exceed it, they pay more. The caps vary. It’s certainly going to cause people (including me) to think twice about what I download, and will crimp efforts to distribute video and music online. Apple TV, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube — they and others like them are all in serious jeopardy of having their traffic cut substantially. And what about rich media ads that will count against your bandwidth cap? Those will be really welcomed when metering begins. Just when the web was getting competitive with TV and terrestrial radio. Grrrrr….
Alex Dunne
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Tweets- Monday to-do list: Have car break down - check. Forget gym padlock combo and get lock cut off - check. Waiting for #3...
- Pulled an intercostal muscle (ribcage), and it hurts like crazy, especially when I laugh. No jokes please, unless they're not funny.
- @jsnell Yeah, excellent. Storyline's a bit complicated, so we'll see what the Hollywood meat grinder does to it.
- Just powered thru "Watchmen" -- can't wait for the movie in March now.
- Stood up by a Craigslist buyer tonight. Release the hounds of bad karma!
