Comment Tinfoil hat time (Score 1) 332
So Comcast offers ultra-fast speeds at a ridiculous price. Rich p2p pirates purchase this service, get tracked, and get sued.
This could also lead to "harder" GB caps at lower tiers, encouraging users to bump up to a more expensive service.
While I think better last-mile speeds are important, I can't see many "residential" customers willing to pay $100 more per month for increased bandwidth - if you really need that much, you probably already have a business account. There just aren't existing net applications which gain significant performance advantages at these speeds (though I'm sure they're coming).
This could also lead to "harder" GB caps at lower tiers, encouraging users to bump up to a more expensive service.
While I think better last-mile speeds are important, I can't see many "residential" customers willing to pay $100 more per month for increased bandwidth - if you really need that much, you probably already have a business account. There just aren't existing net applications which gain significant performance advantages at these speeds (though I'm sure they're coming).