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Comcast May Raise Prices On "Internet Hogs"

Posted by timothy on from the easier-than-raising-actual-hogs dept.

lunartik writes: "According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Comcast may raise rates on users of their @home service who download a significant amount of audio or video files. Comcast claims that 1 percent of users use 30 percent of capacity. With the flat fee possibly flying out the window for users who utilize the service's speed, one wonders if US broadband is heading the same way as the Aussies." Time Warner has said much the same, and the spiral has probably just begun.

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  1. Don't worry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The riaa will kick their asses until they look like this

    1. Re:Don't worry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's a cartoon of one of those extendafist thingy's punching Tom of Tom & Jerry fame. Nice try, but the moderators are way too smart to fall for your trick.

  2. BSD is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bsd is crap! Its so crap infact that the OpenBSD project runs on Solaris

    Bsd is dead
    Linux sucks
    Mac OS X is expensive
    Windows is fucked
    Is there any sane OS?
    Yes, and its name is MSDOS 1.10

  3. Re:It's only because they have a monopoly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    bullshit bullshit.

    bandwidth does cost money, that's true. But customers insist on flat rates when they have a choice. In Comcast territory, no choice -> ability to charge for usage.

  4. over by phil42 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The internet is just so very OVER.

  5. Re:Perfect Solution: Linux for Playstation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sony has started taking UK orders for a kit to turn the Playstation 2 games console into a computer running the Linux operating system. The kit allows games developers to gain experience in programming the console and hobbyists to experiment with Linux on relatively inexpensive hardware. It costs £155 and consists of a specially tailored version of Linux together with the hardware needed to turn the console into a full computer, though buyers still need to provide a compatible monitor. Besides Linux, the pack contains a hard disk, keyboard, mouse, monitor lead and network interface. PS2 owners buying the kit should be able to connect their console to a home network or to the internet if they have a broadband connection with a network socket. The kit has gone down well on Sony's domestic market in Japan, so it is now making it more widely available. Efforts are under way to make Linux run on Microsoft's new Xbox console, too. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2 006000/2006855.stm