Re:Huge ISPs want per-GB payments from Netflix, YouTube
by blhack on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @10:38AM
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>Packets != Electricity -- in boston, I'm not getting electricity generated in california.
You're right. You're getting electricity that was produced several million years ago under ground in [probably] West Virginia, then transferred to a station near your house where it was released and made available to you.
But where it is produced is a completely moot point. We're talking about the internet. The difference between sending a .jpg to my neighbor and sending a .jpg to you in Boston is trivial.
You're right. You're getting electricity that was produced several million years ago under ground in [probably] West Virginia, then transferred to a station near your house where it was released and made available to you.
But where it is produced is a completely moot point. We're talking about the internet. The difference between sending a .jpg to my neighbor and sending a .jpg to you in Boston is trivial.