Re: 1) the fact that cable companies have a cap in the first place is already "admitting the fact that they can't handle the desired bandwidth"
re: 2) do you really see an "overloaded" happening b/w 2-5am? I would expect most users will continue their heaviest usage during regular peak times, and should in theory experience better performance.
On the face of it, varying caps for peak/off-peak seems plausable and benefical to all user types, but dont forget cable companies still pay a cost per Mb to providers further up the chain. Shifting usage patterns around like this may not help their bottom line any. In fact it could be worse if it results in greater overall downloads which the current smaller fixed cap per user is preventing.
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Re: 1) the fact that cable companies have a cap in the first place is already "admitting the fact that they can't handle the desired bandwidth"
re: 2) do you really see an "overloaded" happening b/w 2-5am? I would expect most users will continue their heaviest usage during regular peak times, and should in theory experience better performance.
On the face of it, varying caps for peak/off-peak seems plausable and benefical to all user types, but dont forget cable companies still pay a cost per Mb to providers further up the chain. Shifting usage patterns around like this may not help their bottom line any. In fact it could be worse if it results in greater overall downloads which the current smaller fixed cap per user is preventing.