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qasdfdsaq · 17-02-2011, 23:12

Actually it's completely the other way round. People on higher tariffs pay considerably less proportionally for their bandwidth, heavier users pay far less per unit bandwidth used, and it's the bottom tariffs that are the cash cows. People on 10mb pay a massive premium for the amount they use and subsidize the higher tariffs. Without the majority of users on 10mb using bugger all subsidizing the higher tariffs, we wouldn't have 50mb or 100mb for <£40 a month.

30mb users get 3x the bandwidth, 3.3x more download allowance under STM yet only pay 1/3rd more compared to 10mb. 50mb costs 22% more again, but you get 67% more speed and no DS throttling.

You think you're paying a premium for 50mb? If you were paying the same amount for your bandwidth as the 10mb, you should be paying at least £105 a month. You're the one on the heavily subsidized tariff.

17-02-2011, 23:12	#120
qasdfdsaq cf.mega poster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,207	Re: giganews (usenet) Actually it's completely the other way round. People on higher tariffs pay considerably less proportionally for their bandwidth, heavier users pay far less per unit bandwidth used, and it's the bottom tariffs that are the cash cows. People on 10mb pay a massive premium for the amount they use and subsidize the higher tariffs. Without the majority of users on 10mb using bugger all subsidizing the higher tariffs, we wouldn't have 50mb or 100mb for <£40 a month. 30mb users get 3x the bandwidth, 3.3x more download allowance under STM yet only pay 1/3rd more compared to 10mb. 50mb costs 22% more again, but you get 67% more speed and no DS throttling. You think you're paying a premium for 50mb? If you were paying the same amount for your bandwidth as the 10mb, you should be paying at least £105 a month. You're the one on the heavily subsidized tariff.