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Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break... by ramblerman on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:53PM (#6122688)
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.

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Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break... by crazy1van on Monday July 29, 2013 @03:42PM (#6123391)
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.
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Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break... by Finster on Monday July 29, 2013 @03:27PM (#6123294)
I don't? I honestly don't know that. If my hosting company does, I'm sure they would pass that additional cost directly to me. I don't see a problem here.
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