NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: Comments on NNSquad Purpose
On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 15:03 -0800, John Pettitt wrote: > > The next question is do we look at by protocol - it's unclear if Comcast > et al. would start throttling bandwidth if I downloaded streaming > content all day from Amazon unbox or a similar service. If they do, and > they are not just hitting BitTorreent, then it's clear they are > penalizing usage which as long as they disclose it and apply it evenly > seems reasonable. I just got back from Australia and almost all ISP's > there have download caps of some sort, it's not perfect but not too bad > if you know what your limits are. Reasonably priced Australian broadband options tend to either have bandwidth caps (with throttling to modem speed after you've passed it) or a per-gigabyte fee. In some cheap plans, the per-gigabyte fee is punitive, but in slightly higher-grade plans, it's often very reasonable. http://bc.whirlpool.net.au lets you search the broadband services available in Australia. -- Peter Eckersley pde@eff.org Staff Technologist Tel +1 415 436 9333 x131 Electronic Frontier Foundation Fax +1 415 436 9993