Re:1Gbps fiber for $70—in America? Yup.
by palish on Sunday June 12, 2011 @05:37AM
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"No bandwidth cap" doesn't actually work, though.
The average user (and even the average programmer) wants to use the internet for 1) entertainment, and 2) information. Those tasks don't require sustained, maximum bandwidth usage.
The only people who actually need that kind of bandwidth are either bittorrent... um.... addicts, for lack of a better word, or infected computers, and consist of about 1-2% of the customers.
Their usage patterns degrade the service for everyone else.
The average user (and even the average programmer) wants to use the internet for 1) entertainment, and 2) information. Those tasks don't require sustained, maximum bandwidth usage.
The only people who actually need that kind of bandwidth are either bittorrent... um.... addicts, for lack of a better word, or infected computers, and consist of about 1-2% of the customers.
Their usage patterns degrade the service for everyone else.