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Re: AT&T Learns Exactly the Wrong Lesson About Data Usage

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Post by steveklabnik » Thu, Jun 10, 2010, 2:23 AM UTC

phreanix wrote: post #105

steveklabnik wrote: post #82

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> It's the same thing with crime, btw: A very, very small percentage of people are responsible for the overwhelming bulk of crime. Is there a study that shows this? Intuitively, it makes sense, but I'm curious. Of course, we must be talking about serious crimes, as pretty much everyone breaks some sort of law almost every day.

Slippery slope. What profiles do you break it down to? Race? Age? Education?

I'm sorry, I'm confused as to what you're talking about. I was speaking in large generalities, not refined ones...

Re: AT&T Learns Exactly the Wrong Lesson About Data Usage

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Post by loewenskind » Thu, Jun 10, 2010, 6:12 AM UTC

loewenskind wrote: post #40

Legion wrote: post #37

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Exactly. If you're AT&T, when households are looking at their bills for stuff to cut, you don't want them looking at their data plan and saying, "well, I guess I don't use it very much..." You want the gym membership to get the axe.

Actually I'd rather they eat less fast food. If they stop going to the gym they will get less healthy and die sooner. I'd like them to be using my product for as long as possible.

Wow, 3 down votes for pointing out that fast food isn't healthy and is bad for my business (if I'm not selling fast food).

Re: AT&T Learns Exactly the Wrong Lesson About Data Usage

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Post by TeHCrAzY » Thu, Jun 10, 2010, 9:06 AM UTC

loewenskind wrote: post #41

TeHCrAzY wrote: post #24

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It doesn't have to work that way. Internode, an ISP in Australia (for consumer connections) will monitor your usage, send you notices on how close to the cap you are, and then shape you back to slightly faster than dial-up speeds. YOu then have the option of checking your email (slowly) and maybe chatting, or purchasing a datablock and becoming unshaped within the hour. (I semi-regularly purchase blocks during months…

Is their line running at near capacity at all times? If not it seems not only not fair, but silly to have their network lines sitting mostly idle for the last week of every month.

You would have to ask them that question to get the full answer, however I have never experienced bandwidth issues in the 5 years+ I have been connected.re. Idle pipes at the end of the month, this is likely mitigated by each customers billing cycle starting when they first use the service.

Re: AT&T Learns Exactly the Wrong Lesson About Data Usage

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Post by Legion » Thu, Jun 10, 2010, 11:51 PM UTC

loewenskind wrote: post #112

loewenskind wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually I'd rather they eat less fast food. If they stop going to the gym they will get less healthy and die sooner. I'd like them to be using my product for as long as possible.

Wow, 3 down votes for pointing out that fast food isn't healthy and is bad for my business (if I'm not selling fast food).

3 down votes for off-topic blather. Nice try, though.