Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,...
by 542458 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:14PM
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> If they can't consistently serve you at 100mpbs or whatever else then they shouldn't advertise it.
But that's true of almost every industry. Your bank advertises that you can withdraw your money at any time, but if everybody withdrew their money simultaneously there would be issues. A store advertises next-day shipping, but if everybody ordered simultaneously there would be issues. A house might have 100A power service, but if every house started burning 100A simultaneously there would be issues.
Put another way, what you're proposing is dramatically slower speeds for most users. ISPs are profitable, but they're not that profitable. Actual average usage on most lines is probably sub one percent. I just checked my line - my average use is about 300kB/s (for a total of about 800GB per month), or about 0.3% of my speed cap. I'm a heavy user, most people are probably below 0.1% of their speed cap.
But that's true of almost every industry. Your bank advertises that you can withdraw your money at any time, but if everybody withdrew their money simultaneously there would be issues. A store advertises next-day shipping, but if everybody ordered simultaneously there would be issues. A house might have 100A power service, but if every house started burning 100A simultaneously there would be issues.
Put another way, what you're proposing is dramatically slower speeds for most users. ISPs are profitable, but they're not that profitable. Actual average usage on most lines is probably sub one percent. I just checked my line - my average use is about 300kB/s (for a total of about 800GB per month), or about 0.3% of my speed cap. I'm a heavy user, most people are probably below 0.1% of their speed cap.