[178425] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Herrin)
Fri Feb 27 15:17:58 2015
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From: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:02:10 -0500
To: Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org> wrote:
> In what way is my argument a straw man? I specifically address
> the assertion you make, that an ISP must deliver X Mbps
> whenever you demand it, by explaining the real world
> essential practice of oversubscription.
You changed "whenever I demand it" to "all the time" and then
proceeded to argue that if everybody used their whole bandwidth all
the time, oversubscription wouldn't work and therefore Internet
connections would cost thousands of dollars.
Well sure, if every house used 200 amps all the time the electric gird
would collapse. Yet somehow when my 120 amp tankless electric water
heater kicks on for my morning shower I don't black out the city. How
could that possibly be?
It's a straw man, Mel. Own up to it and move on.
Regards,
Bill Herrin
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William Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us
Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/>
