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Comment Re:They need to be put in check (Score 1) 621

Yeah I missed that part. That's a hell of a deal. I'll give you an idea...While I was stationed in Germany I had to pay 99 euro/month for 3Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up. Now keep in mind that I was on cable, they were the only ISP to have cable running to the base and to the dorms, and that was only for internet service (might I add piss poor customer service as well). It really boggles my mind how people can sit here and defend what TWC, and Commcast when it is clear that the people who do use %5 of the bandwidth aren't huring their profits.

Comment They need to be put in check (Score 5, Interesting) 621

This is why TWC needs to be investigated for their practices. It seems to me that the NC government just wants to roll over to TWC wishes. I for one applaude that community that actually went out and did something to improve their service. Also I believe 10/10Mbps for $99 is a fair price as long as the quality is there.

Comment Re:If they'd just started with a simple price per (Score 3, Interesting) 112

Wrong. The internet backbone is fundamentally limited and, thanks to bittorent, it's finally being congested. Think about it this way: if everyone maxed out their connections all the time, everyone's connection speed would be a small fraction of what they currently take for granted. As media streaming -- bittorent, netflix, hulu, or whatever -- becomes increasingly popular, connection speeds WILL hit a wall. When people do realize that internet bandwidth is a limited commodity, something is going to have to give. I, for one, am not going to pay the same monthly fee for 1GB/month (to use basic sites like slashdot) that 100GB/month users use to download illegal media. Sure, I'm opposed to RIAA, as is everyone on slashdot. But there comes a point where I'm fed up with these bandwidth leeches.

See here's the problem...with unlimited bandwidth TW still made money. As a matter of fact their OPS cost went down and their profit went up. So the argument that more bandwidth cost them more $$$ doesn't hold any water.

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