[Hrgeeks] Save the Internet: Support Net Neutrality!

[Jon Berry]

If they never oversold capacity, you'd never be able to afford the connection.

From: hrgeeks-bounces at hrgeeks.com [mailto:hrgeeks-bounces at hrgeeks.com] On Behalf Of remad
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 4:13 PM
To: HRGeeks
Subject: Re: [Hrgeeks] Save the Internet: Support Net Neutrality!


On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:21 PM, derez <derez at packetforge.net<mailto:derez at packetforge.net>> wrote:

Things like limiting bittorrent traffic to a % of the traffic is totally
acceptable IMO.. not allowing home users to run their own servers is
also totally acceptable.. Innovation in this sector has been brought by
corporations.. government can only hinder it..


Internet Providers don't care (for the most part) what you do on the
internet.. Typically reactions to a certain type of traffic is strictly
due to it affecting the performance of the network.. Should bittorrent
traffic be allowed unfettered with no controls what so ever.. What if it
impacts more time sensitive protocols like VOIP? Because simply setting
QoS for VOIP then by default you are limiting bittorrent should it need
it. These are not questions for a non-technical government agency to


My main problem with this part of the argument is that I'm *PAYING* for 15/2 access to the Internet, if I want to use 15/2 24*7*365 that should be fine.  The problem is they are overselling their network and trying to find someway to keep use down enough to *NOT INVEST IN UPGRADES*.  If they can't support 15/2 for everyone they need to lower what they sell me or upgrade their network.

I don't expect great QOS for what I pay, I expect decent QOS but if your VOIP traffic has needs that aren't met by a decent 15/2 home hand off then maybe *YOU* need to pay for a business account and not a home account.  If the provider needs the QOS for a phone service they are selling me that's their problem not mine.  I pay for a service and expect to be able to use it.  I don't pay for a metered home service, I pay for a hand off.  I've never seen anything about transfer caps on a home Internet service.  Cell phone companies are up front about it somewhat at least.  They might call it unlimited but the * it and have some legalese down in the fine print.

remad
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