NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Misleading ISP Ads
In light of the UK study mentioned in: http://bit.ly/aupH9I (NNSquad) regarding how many UK broadband users are paying for service tiers that they don't need, it might be worthwhile to revisit this item from late last year: http://bit.ly/6iHcqI (Gizmodo) discussing misleading ISP ads. Of course, a basic problem is the common "up to" speed characterization in such ads. Given the wide variations in actually delivered speeds (even just considering the local access path), it's as if you bought a wireless plan that sold you 1000 minutes where each individual minute is defined as anywhere from 1 to 60 seconds. (And yeah, I mean all minutes, not just the standard ripoff where a partial minute when you finish talking is rounded up to the next full minute.) --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator