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Chrysalis · 05-12-2011, 04:52

I cant see it working as well for VM as it does comcast.

There are various differences other than the traffic management between comcast and VM.

comcast have a usage cap
comcast have lower burst speeds
comcast have fatter shared pipes, especially on the upstream

Also its an embarrasing defense to suggest that someone who wants less contention should buy an uncontended service as if to suggest either it has to be a completely oversubbed service or a leased line.

There is eg. no excuse for an isp to have a congested service at 4 in the morning.

Since VM seem unwilling to police their own utilisation it would be great to see ofcom enforce a "no sales" when service is considered unfit for purpose, however that will never happen unfortenatly. For the same reason vM will always be unlimited as anything that damages "sales" will not be a viable solution for them.

05-12-2011, 04:52	#101
Chrysalis cf.mega poster Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12,048	Re: New Acceptable Usage Policy from VM (discussion) I cant see it working as well for VM as it does comcast. There are various differences other than the traffic management between comcast and VM. comcast have a usage cap comcast have lower burst speeds comcast have fatter shared pipes, especially on the upstream Also its an embarrasing defense to suggest that someone who wants less contention should buy an uncontended service as if to suggest either it has to be a completely oversubbed service or a leased line. There is eg. no excuse for an isp to have a congested service at 4 in the morning. Since VM seem unwilling to police their own utilisation it would be great to see ofcom enforce a "no sales" when service is considered unfit for purpose, however that will never happen unfortenatly. For the same reason vM will always be unlimited as anything that damages "sales" will not be a viable solution for them.