Air card vs. DSL
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:11:55 -0800, David W Studeman
<eat_your_own_spam@hormel.com> wrote in
<47b8bf3c$0$3566$815e3792@news.qwest.net>:
>Thurman wrote:
>
>> "David W Studeman" <eat_your_own_spam@hormel.com> wrote in message
>> news:478c9c08$0$10296$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
>>> tdonline wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyone using ATT's air card service extensively or exclusively for
>>>> internet connection?
>>>>
>>>>..snip..>>
>>> I have both actually but will drop AT&T's HSDPA as soon as I can get out.
>>> ... Keep in mind that AT&T is now facing a capacity issue and will soon
>>> implement a 5GB cap per month which may also explain why we haven't seen
>>> 3.6mbs speeds yet much less 7.2mbs. .... I've
>>> resigned to leaving wireless to my N95-3 phone and continue using DSL or
>>> FiOS when the latter becomes available in my home setup. BTW, my patched
>>> usbserial is part of IPCop 1.4.18 (A firewall distro) and I did run my
>>> network on HSDPA for a few years. Occasionally I slap the HSDPA card in a
>>> pcmcia pci card and give it a go for fun but as an early adopter, I can
>>> honestly say that the party is over at AT&T unless you just email and
>>> surf a bit.
>>
>> You kinda glossed over the fact the restraints are being imposed because
>> of actions like yours.
>
>So it's my fault? How convenient. Always looking for someone to blame rather
>than a fragile network. Broadband is broadband, unlimited is unlimited
>regardless of delivery method.
That's nonsense. When a small fraction of users consume a greatly
disproportionate amount of expensive resources they are being unfair to
other users and effectively subsidized by them, spoiling it for everyone
in the long run.
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