(06-29-2018 06:50 PM)Gakusei Wrote:  

(06-29-2018 06:40 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Has that happened? What is wrong for paying for what you use? Why should a non gamer pay the same as a basic internet user?

Hasn't happened, but it's possible now that NN no longer exists. Closest thing to it right now is mobile plans where AT&T, for example, has zero rated DirecTV Now. In other words, you can watch as much DTVN as you want on AT&T without penalty, but services like Sling (DISH Network), YouTube TV (Google), etc will count against your data cap.

Paying for what you use doesn't really apply to internet, and isn't affected by Net Neutrality. ISPs have been going down the path of 'making it fair' the past few years, especially Comcast, enacting data caps on home internet service. They want consumers to picture internet service similar to water or natural gas. "Those who use more, should pay more." Even Comcast itself has been on record stating that this argument holds no water.

The problem with that logic is that internet is not a finite resource. Whether 100 people are using the internet, or 10,000 people are, the same equipment is running. There is no limit in the way there is for actual finite resources like water. On top of that, the cost for ISPs to transmit this data has been going down for a long time. It's basically negligible at this point.

You could argue that ISPs incur the cost of installing the 'last mile' (ie. from their equipment to your home), but a lot of the time the last mile is subsidized by local or state government if you're talking fiber, or already in place for a long time if you're talking cable. Even if it weren't, the fact that they are often the only option for internet means they are going to recoup their investment at some point.

Yea, good points.

Both My gas and water lines have been in place nigh on 20 years, now.

Ima go demand free gas and water...

As was once very famously said-

“Ummm, drugs are baaad”.


Geeezus, people.