Comments on: Pay as you Go Internet… Good or Bad Idea? http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Louise Marshall http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-750431 Louise Marshall Fri, 28 May 2010 20:54:32 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-750431 This is what we already have with Bell monopoly in Canada. I pay 81.00 a month for up to 5 G including taxes. We can't even watch youtube due to the constraints. And Bell wants to force all the others to charge the same as Bell. Huge rip off. We're in the country so are limited as to servers. It's horrendous. And I pay 20.00 a month in Florida for unlimited. Good old Canada. Louise This is what we already have with Bell monopoly in Canada. I pay 81.00 a month for up to 5 G including taxes. We can’t even watch youtube due to the constraints. And Bell wants to force all the others to charge the same as Bell. Huge rip off. We’re in the country so are limited as to servers. It’s horrendous. And I pay 20.00 a month in Florida for unlimited. Good old Canada.
Louise

]]> By: Joel http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-711234 Joel Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:41:42 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-711234 I actually have good broadband service. I have a 200 GB/month cap, I haven't reached it yet. I actually have good broadband service. I have a 200 GB/month cap, I haven’t reached it yet.

]]> By: Axlin http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-705182 Axlin Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:26:12 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-705182 Sorry, but we've already done this. Back in the day, Internet access was paid for by the minute. This is just altering that billing method and trying to claim it's something new. We moved to unlimited access for a flat rate for a reason. The Internet is something that simply needs to be kept as open as possible. This means open in communication, open in information, and open in quantity of usage, both in terms of time used and bandwidth used. Cutting into any of these will only serve to suffocate the 'net and seriously hurt its usefulness. Sorry, but we’ve already done this. Back in the day, Internet access was paid for by the minute. This is just altering that billing method and trying to claim it’s something new. We moved to unlimited access for a flat rate for a reason. The Internet is something that simply needs to be kept as open as possible. This means open in communication, open in information, and open in quantity of usage, both in terms of time used and bandwidth used. Cutting into any of these will only serve to suffocate the ‘net and seriously hurt its usefulness.

]]> By: zealotnut http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638736 zealotnut Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:55:56 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638736 3 pay as you go broadband. total fucking rip off. 3 pay as you go broadband.
total fucking rip off.

]]> By: slashjunior2003 http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638737 slashjunior2003 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:03:26 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638737 Can't say I have had many problems. Been on BT Broadband ADSL for a while now, which started at 1MB/s with about 30GB a month it then went up to 2MB/s and now it goes up to it's maximum possible of 8MB/s unlimited although most the time we only get around 3MB/s, highest it has been is 4, plus my dad works for BT so the discount is pretty sweet. Used to be on Virgin back with my ex. I probably preferred that to BT, cable seems a bit faster than ADSL. Can’t say I have had many problems. Been on BT Broadband ADSL for a while now, which started at 1MB/s with about 30GB a month it then went up to 2MB/s and now it goes up to it’s maximum possible of 8MB/s unlimited although most the time we only get around 3MB/s, highest it has been is 4, plus my dad works for BT so the discount is pretty sweet.

Used to be on Virgin back with my ex. I probably preferred that to BT, cable seems a bit faster than ADSL.

]]> By: Theirishnintendonerd http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638738 Theirishnintendonerd Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:12:19 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638738 BAD :( BAD :(

]]> By: seancuk23 http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638739 seancuk23 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:42:24 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638739 I already get a 40 gig download limit per month I am in the United Kingdom, Virgin offers fibre optic broadband and all our infrastructure is being replaced so in five years we will be getting a 20mb download speed will be the norm and cheap without caps the US needs to get its act together fast! after all it invented the the internet for godsake! I already get a 40 gig download limit per month I am in the United Kingdom, Virgin offers fibre optic broadband and all our infrastructure is being replaced so in five years we will be getting a 20mb download speed will be the norm and cheap without caps the US needs to get its act together fast! after all it invented the the internet for godsake!

]]> By: mobias179 http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638740 mobias179 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:12:17 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638740 For generation Y it is a really bad idea. REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD!!!!!!!! World of Warcraft for those who play it, is dead on that one. For generation Y it is a really bad idea. REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD!!!!!!!! World of Warcraft for those who play it, is dead on that one.

]]> By: calvinyuenblinke http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638741 calvinyuenblinke Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:42:50 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638741 HDTVA, Chris Pirillo has a wife... HDTVA, Chris Pirillo has a wife…

]]> By: HDTVA http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638742 HDTVA Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:35:34 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638742 What wife? ROFL What wife? ROFL

]]> By: themachonachoboy http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638743 themachonachoboy Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:12:10 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638743 I think time warner cable is pretty good but verizon is better! I think time warner cable is pretty good but verizon is better!

]]> By: Reset http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-600379 Reset Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:58:51 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-600379 hey i've heard that time warner cable is tryin this out in texas. man i hope they dont go through with it. this will take us back to the dail-up days. hey i’ve heard that time warner cable is tryin this out in texas. man i hope they dont go through with it. this will take us back to the dail-up days.

]]> By: Tyler Keim http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-600316 Tyler Keim Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:56:31 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-600316 jI live in a rural area also, but my service from my small company, seems to be better than most larger companies. My phone company offers up to 10MBPS and you can get anything down to 1.5MBPS for a low fee of 19.00 am month. Another thing I like about my ISP is that they are offering a FIBER Based Service! Although it isn't fully out they are testing it at a few golf courses. I feel that my company will never set any limits like that, just think you could not even download a Linux distro or watch live.pirillo.com. If my ISP did put this cap on me I just think I would go crazy, considering my life is on the internet as well. jI live in a rural area also, but my service from my small company, seems to be better than most larger companies. My phone company offers up to 10MBPS and you can get anything down to 1.5MBPS for a low fee of 19.00 am month. Another thing I like about my ISP is that they are offering a FIBER Based Service! Although it isn’t fully out they are testing it at a few golf courses. I feel that my company will never set any limits like that, just think you could not even download a Linux distro or watch live.pirillo.com. If my ISP did put this cap on me I just think I would go crazy, considering my life is on the internet as well.

]]> By: cowfucker89 http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638744 cowfucker89 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:42:23 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-638744 what a homo you talk about computers on a friday night u should go to the movies with ur wife :) what a homo you talk about computers on a friday night u should go to the movies with ur wife :)

]]> By: sh4d0w http://chris.pirillo.com/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-600215 sh4d0w Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:08:01 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/04/pay-as-you-go-internet-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-600215 Worst idea ever, it would cause way too many problems. People use the internet for so many things nowadays and it's been doing fine the way it is now, putting a cap on it all or making people pay by the bandwidth would be moving backwards. Worst idea ever, it would cause way too many problems. People use the internet for so many things nowadays and it’s been doing fine the way it is now, putting a cap on it all or making people pay by the bandwidth would be moving backwards.

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