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Time Warner to Charge Extra for Over-Quota Bandwidth

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-will dept.

duckygator writes: "I just came across this article on NetworkWorld discussing Time Warner's announcement that they will begin charging users a fee for exceeding a monthly download limit. The actual limits and associated fees aren't discussed. Guess I knew this would be coming sooner or later ... Now I guess I'll just have to guess where the threshold will be. Anything more than email? Active gamer? Graphic artist?"

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  1. Security patches may be costly by mcwop · · Score: 5, Funny
    Downloading security patches from a certain company could break the bank for some people.

    Sorry, I couldn't resist.

    Kinda goes against the purpose of "broadband" doesn't it. Wonder if Comcast is next.

    --

    "I don't think it's selfish, to eat defenseless shellfish." -NOFX

  2. Re:Paying Cable Bill by Internet by Shut+the+fuck+up! · · Score: 3, Funny

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    <thinks to self>Damn, still haven't got +1 funny yet. Note to self: try beowulf cluster next time.</thinks to self>

  3. Re:The consumer gets screwed, again. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Back then, hackers didn't pay for long distance. Only punters like you.

    ~~~

  4. Re:Maybe this is kind of a stupid comment... by slackergod · · Score: 5, Funny

    of course you can have it both ways.
    less is more, ignorance is strength.

    You signed on for cable service.
    They're trying as hard as they can
    to pave your on-ramp to the information
    superhighway. But should these poor
    ISPs be made to sit quietly by, while
    software pirates and terrorists
    steal their resources? For the love of the
    Homeguard, what are they to do? They
    have to stop them from stealing _somehow_.

    And yet, when they try to simply make things
    fairer, by fining these evil people who
    go over the speed limit of AOL's internet,
    what happens? Everyone trys to take advantage
    of them, and wants to be paid less for not
    speeding.

    Should AOL/TW just sit around, and watch
    it's hard-earned potential future profit projections? I think not. The piracy on
    the internet has gone to far. And what about
    those who spread the vicious propaganda that ISPs
    are providing a connection TO the internet,
    and not the internet itself? Well, I think
    every right-minded citizen would agree that
    they are little better than the terrorists
    themselves.

    (DISCLAIMER: It's a joke, mkay? SARCASM.)

    -Slackergod