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Salu · 09-10-2003, 10:08

Last month the BBC produced the following article which basically forecasts the demise of set-price broadband predominantly due to the large increase of peer-to-peer traffic. It likens the experience to going out for a meal and only having a small amount to eat in a group that pigs out. They then suggest that you split the bill equally which maddens you.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3109146.stm

The thought of paying per download for broadband horrifies me and I would object vehemently.

I know this issue has been discussed before but I wondered what you thought specifically about the following suggestion?

Broadband should be given for a set fee for unlimited usage. However if you want to use peer-to -peer then you are free to do so but you pay per megabyte. You could do this by monitoring a TCPIP port. Maybe this would stifle Peer-to-peer and the traffic would switch back to FTP? Maybe not....

Any thoughts?

09-10-2003, 10:08	#1
Salu Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Yorks Age: 59 Services: VM TV package. VM phone and 200MB internet & slow Tivo Posts: 2,332	Goodbye to a flat rate for broadband? Last month the BBC produced the following article which basically forecasts the demise of set-price broadband predominantly due to the large increase of peer-to-peer traffic. It likens the experience to going out for a meal and only having a small amount to eat in a group that pigs out. They then suggest that you split the bill equally which maddens you..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3109146.stm The thought of paying per download for broadband horrifies me and I would object vehemently. I know this issue has been discussed before but I wondered what you thought specifically about the following suggestion? Broadband should be given for a set fee for unlimited usage. However if you want to use peer-to -peer then you are free to do so but you pay per megabyte. You could do this by monitoring a TCPIP port. Maybe this would stifle Peer-to-peer and the traffic would switch back to FTP? Maybe not.... Any thoughts?