NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: P2P resource taking (was Re: pcap files of the Comcast forgeries?)
On 12/20/07, Brett Glass <nnsquad@brettglass.com> wrote: > Again, Lauren, encryption will not do a thing to solve the problem. > In fact, it will exacerbate it by forcing ISPs to [1]throttle ALL traffic, > with [2]hard limits, [3]raise prices, and/or [4]aggressively boot users off of > their networks for overuse. Is that what you want? It's surely not > what consumers want. Hmmm. So the result will be: 1. ISPs will treat all traffic the same instead of sniffing them to decide which are "good" and which are, in their opinion, "evil" and deserving of destruction; 2. ISPs and Users will have to have a clear understanding of the amount of bandwidth that comes with their service; 3. ISPs will have to deal with users that exceed that agreement by either charging them more or 4. terminating their service So what's wrong with that? > What you are championing will not solve the > problem but rather will escalate the war between ISPs and rogue users, > with the innocent and honest ones caught in the crossfire. How does the above affect those that you consider "innocent and honest?" Why would someone who is using BitTorrent not be assumed to also be "innocent and honest?" And speaking of innocent and honest, which party is being innocent and honest in this case? The P2P user who thought he was buying unlimited Internet Access at a clearly stated bandwidth or the ISP who failed to clearly disclose that there was a limit until he enforces it ex post facto? -- Robb Topolski (robb@funchords.com) Hillsboro, Oregon USA http://www.funchords.com/