[138838] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: SP's and v4 block assignments
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Eisenberg)
Sat Mar 19 11:54:03 2011
From: Nathan Eisenberg <nathan@atlasnetworks.us>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:53:59 +0000
In-Reply-To: <7903C248-FD54-41C5-959E-AA055BD31FE9@oitc.com>
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> I doubt it will get better. Lots are into nickle and dime'ing for
> everyone to get an extra buck. Look at wireless, they charge for x
> Mega/giga bits per month from your hand help device (phone). Oh you
> want to tether, that will be more? Say what? Bits are bits but somehow
> tethered bits are different. Oh, its cause we can pretend and charge
> more for them....
I don't think it's a matter of pretending that some bits are different than=
others. The simple reality is that for the vast, vast majority of cell ph=
one users, they will generate a tiny number of packets untethered, and a fa=
ir number of packets tethered. Given that many tower backhauls, especially=
in metropolitan areas, are already far above their data/channel capacity, =
it's obvious that this is (and always has been) an attempt to discourage te=
thering.
As for charging for residential static assignments, I don't think it's all =
that odd, or 'despicable'. Allocating static assignments consumes engineer=
time for configuration and documentation. On a business class service, yo=
u can eat that cost fairly easily. On a low-yield residential circuit, the=
re has to be some long term ROI because that work probably takes the margin=
out of the service for months.
Nathan
As always, these are my own views, and not that of my employer.
