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> From: "Geo." <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Can P2P applications learn to play fair on networks? > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:18:01 -0400 > > > > > The problem is that ISPs work under the assumption that users only > > use a certain percentage of their available bandwidth, while (some) users > > work under the assumption that they get to use all their available > > bandwidth 24/7 if they choose to do so. > > My home dsl is 6mb/384k, so what exactly is the true cost of a dedicated > 384K of bandwidth? I mean what you say would be true if we were talking Dunno, but I've got a 3m/384k line for about DSL business class for $105/month. Don't think I can do better pricewise, but... > download but for most dsl up speed is so insignificant compared to downspeed > I have trouble believing that the true cost for 24x7 isn't being paid. It's > just that some of the cable services are offering more up speed (1mb plus) > and so are getting a disproportionate amount of fileshare upload traffic (if > a download takes X minutes more is upload by a source on a 1mb upload pipe > compared to a 384k upload pipe so the upload totals are greater for the > cable isp). > > Geo. > > George Roettger > Netlink Services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 9B1 San Jose, CA 95134 I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today. "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton
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