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AT&T Begins a Trial To Cap, Meter Internet Usage
An anonymous reader writes "On the heels of Comcast's decision to implement a 250-GB monthly cap, and Time Warner Cable's exploration of caps and overage fees, DSL Reports notes that AT&T is launching a metered billing trial of their own in Reno, Nevada. According to a filing with the FCC (PDF), AT&T's existing tiers, which range from 768 kbps to 6 Mbps, would see caps ranging from 20 GB to 150 GB per month. Users who exceed those caps would pay an additional $1 per gigabyte, per month."
Next month: Slashdot meters trolls posts. Only one per day, or you get charged $4/troll.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
sometimes I'd rather see them charged with something more serious, like libel/slander. Or a rampaging bull. Or... ;)
The World Wide Web is dying. Soon, we shall have only the Internet.
...or charged with a couple hundred thousand volts across their testicles?
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charged with a couple hundred thousand volts across their testicles?
I'm a female troll, you insensitive clod!
Seriously, billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded subsidies and all I got was this lousy duopoly.
THL phish sticks
Which brings up other issues:
- Will AT&T bill for incoming packets? Even those not solicited?
- If you're charged for all incoming packets how do you STOP somebody's botnet from sending you packets? DDoS attacks could become Distributed Denial of Funds...
- Will they charge for ICMP packets?
- How about the packets they use to communicate with and control their modem (which don't even get to the customer's interface)?
From extensive research on the behavior of modern ISP's, I can answer all of your questions with 100% certainty, including the one you didn't type out:
- Yes, Hell yes.
- You can't.
- They will.
- Of course.
- Lube will cost extra.
Did I read you right? $10,000 per Gb?! Might as well just say One Million Dollars! mwahahaha
You must be knew hear.
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...my AT&T DSL service is so slow I don't think I could reach those caps anyway.
There's nothing to worry about so long as you stay under your c
If a person can generate his own electricity and sell it back to the electric company. We should get the same deal when we upload to the internet. Fair is fair.
What?
Hehe, that's good. Have any new material though?
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a van filled with DVDs.
Please keep up with current events. Your current Evil that threatens your way of life are Terrorists, not Communists. :)
upon the advice of my lawyer, i have no sig at this time.
And I thought you were just saving bytes to avoid the cap.