Time Warner may change internet usage billing
By jillmalitz
@jillmalitz (5131)
United States
January 18, 2008 11:57am CST
I was a news report yesterday which said that Time Warner will be trying a new system of billing for internet customers.They are going to charge customers in Beaumont, Texas by the amount customers use the internet instead of flat fee. Currently all ISPs bill a flat rate. We have SBC Yahoo from AT&T. We pay a flat fee every month on our telephone bill. We can use the internet as long as we want for one price.According to Time Warner due to the increase in downloads the demand is growing and the service is getting slower with so much usage. Cox has already cut some usage by customers due toexcessive downloading. So, now AT&T and Verizon are going to watch what happens with this experiment. If they like what they see, the way we are billed for internet usage could change. What do you think of this. Flat fee or pay by how much you use the internet?
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@angieang (262)
• United States
18 Jan 08
Wow, I bet this brings forth some very different opinions, because I know I have different thoughts on this issue. I don't use the internet much at home, since I'm on it most of the day for work. So for me this would be a huge saving. Although for people that do use their internet at home would probably see that it will loose them money. So I'm for it, but can see that many many people are going to be upset. It also makes me wonder how they will do for large corporations, for they have so many computers and things going on.
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
21 Jan 08
I would think that companies might have a different rate. But I just dont know. I can understand the reasoning of too many people clogging up the system with downloads. But why not improve the system. After all if th chip makers can continue to improve speed and performance why not improve the ability to transmit data?
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@angieang (262)
• United States
22 Jan 08
That would make sense, but like most things that make sense are over looked. It almost seems that too often researchers, and problems solvers worry so much about one imparticular detail they overlook any other solutions. It would make more sense to quicken data transport, but I imagine they have already budgeted every penny they had in the resolution they have already decied with looking into.
