[129633] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Did Internet Founders Actually Anticipate Paid,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Tue Sep 14 12:48:04 2010
To: Dave Sparro <dsparro@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:47:38 EDT."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:47:21 -0400
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:47:38 EDT, Dave Sparro said:
> Would you object to an ISP model where a content provider could pay to
> get an ISP subscriber's package upgraded on a dynamic basis?
>
> It would look something like my Road Runner PowerBoost(tm) service, only
> it never cuts off when the consumer is accessing a particular content
> provider's service.
>
> That would allow Netflix/Hulu/OnLive/whoever to offer me a streaming
> service that requires a 15Mbps connection even though I'm not willing to
> upgrade my 10 up/1 down ISP connection to get it.
What happens to your neighbor's 10M while you're doing this?
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