Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break...
by Finster on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:38PM
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Wat. It already happens. I don't get free hosting for my sites.
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Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break...
by ramblerman on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:53PM
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I think you're confused about the issue.
you pay for hosting, yes, of course. You don't additionally pay individual ISPs to guarantee it's users access to your sites.
Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break...
by crazy1van on Monday July 29, 2013 @03:42PM
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You don't pay it directly. But you are paying your hosting company who is several steps down the line paying a backbone provider to tie their network to the rest of the world's networks. So, yes, you really are paying to have other users be able to connect to your site.