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Originally Posted by ianathuth
I don't know how NitroNutter gets the idea that internet connection is taking up a larger percentage of income than it used to. You should have seen my phone bills some 10 to 15 years ago.
The one thing that many people forget about speed increases is the obvious fact that it cuts down the time needed to transfer data. Most users will only do the same things that they are now doing when they get increased speeds so will only have the possibility of affecting others usage for a shorter length of time. Increasing speeds can have the effect of reducing congestionif users only do the same as they used to do and do not try to max out their connections. Maybe heavy 24/7 downloaders should all be put on the same UBR channel away from everyone else so they largely only affect each other.
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Uh you got the context incorrect somewhere I think.
I compared todays communication packages with that of 20 years ago.
As for internet 10-15 years ago we are looking at 386 - 486 PC's and in the majority most houses didnt own such a thing. At that time the transitonal change from BT gold if I remember correctly to real internet was occuring and to the few who even had a PC iv no doubt it was very expensive. The general trend in technology is that prices fall and fall until replaced by supposedly better technology.and the cycle starts again often at a lower introduced price than its predecessor.
Taking Internet alone it started out very dear, out of reach to most dropped to almost free then came BB that started at a reasonable cost, Cable has done nothing but increase those fees and impose restrictions. when ADSl and cable BB first started Cable was the sure winner price wise and in terms of service, today the shoe is on the other foot, for sure in the terms of price and speed and possible service aswell.