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Re:T-Mobile’s Binge On Optimization is Just Throttling, Appl... by TeMPOraL on Monday January 04, 2016 @02:52PM (#10838031)
> That is never the limit of what the physical hardware is capable of, its a number set on their outbound WAN routing servers to accept or deny going in or out to your IP address.

I always believed ISPs were operating at saturation levels.

Off-topic, but a thing I realized now - I have no clue what the real costs for ISPs are. I suppose it's mostly a) electricity, b) amortizing hardware and c) various personnel & paperwork expenses. Is there a comprehensive source that could tell me or help derive just how much my bits cost?

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Re:T-Mobile’s Binge On Optimization is Just Throttling, Appl... by scrollaway on Monday January 04, 2016 @04:02PM (#10838572)
You should follow Adrian Kennard's blog: http://www.revk.uk/

He's the CEO of AAISP, arguably the best and most transparent ISP in the UK (also quite a small one).

On costs, there's also contracts with other ISPs (most lines are leased from other ISPs, not leased by the ISP itself), customer hardware (routers and other gadgets), marketing, support, subcontracts for personnel across the country, etc.

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Re:T-Mobile’s Binge On Optimization is Just Throttling, Appl... by TeMPOraL on Monday January 04, 2016 @05:08PM (#10839097)
Ah, the XKCD/806-compliant guys? :). I remember that ISP fondly from discussion about UK Internet filtering on HN. Thanks for reminding me about their CEO's blog!
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Re:T-Mobile’s Binge On Optimization is Just Throttling, Appl... by scrollaway on Monday January 04, 2016 @10:32PM (#10840931)
Funnily enough, their XKCD806 "compliance" is pretty useless since whenever you call, you get someone who actually has a clue regardless. They don't have call centers. It's really nice, I miss them!
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Re:T-Mobile’s Binge On Optimization is Just Throttling, Appl... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:08AM (#10842194)
Well, they're technically compliant, and technical compliance is the best compliance! :).
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Re:T-Mobile’s Binge On Optimization is Just Throttling, Appl... by rasz_pl on Monday January 04, 2016 @04:13PM (#10838659)
some are, but the saturation is self imposed in order to bypass "peering" agreements and generate extra revenue (Netflix/Comcast for example)
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