BananaCat
01-24-2008, 05:27 PM
Time Warner Cable is looking to change the pricing scheme for its broadband internet service and the change will more than likely upset bandwidth hogs who like to do a little more on the internet than casually peruse web pages.
Right now, the company is trying out tiered internet pricing in Beaumont, Texas in order to determine whether or not said pricing will be successful in other markets. The plan is to ultimately charge heavy internet users more than other subscribers instead of the current flat rate for all users. Will tiered internet pricing benefit or gouge customers?
I hope this doesn't negatively affect the users of this board from Beaumont, Texas...or the Drillers website for that matter. I doubt business plans would be much affected, but you never know.
I hope this tiered pricing gets shot down as far as the testing process goes. I sure don't want this to come into my area. I use a lot of bandwidth (definitely in the top 5% of users) and having to pay by amount would kill me.
You don't get charged extra for watching too much television. Say your television is on 20 hours a day, whereas a normal user might watch 5 hours, should you be charged for using 15 more hours of television viewing time than the average user (at least that'd be my argument)?
Right now, the company is trying out tiered internet pricing in Beaumont, Texas in order to determine whether or not said pricing will be successful in other markets. The plan is to ultimately charge heavy internet users more than other subscribers instead of the current flat rate for all users. Will tiered internet pricing benefit or gouge customers?
I hope this doesn't negatively affect the users of this board from Beaumont, Texas...or the Drillers website for that matter. I doubt business plans would be much affected, but you never know.
I hope this tiered pricing gets shot down as far as the testing process goes. I sure don't want this to come into my area. I use a lot of bandwidth (definitely in the top 5% of users) and having to pay by amount would kill me.
You don't get charged extra for watching too much television. Say your television is on 20 hours a day, whereas a normal user might watch 5 hours, should you be charged for using 15 more hours of television viewing time than the average user (at least that'd be my argument)?