Comments on: VentureBeat Sucked Into Internet Overcharging Propaganda; Readers Revolt http://stopthecap.com/2009/06/15/venturebeat-sucked-into-internet-overcharging-propaganda-readers-revolt/ Promoting Better Broadband, Fighting Data Caps, Usage-Based Billing, & Other Internet Overcharging Schemes Thu, 24 May 2012 00:06:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Twitted by chris722 http://stopthecap.com/2009/06/15/venturebeat-sucked-into-internet-overcharging-propaganda-readers-revolt/#comment-5325 Twitted by chris722 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:22:52 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=3172#comment-5325 [...] This post was Twitted by chris722 [...] [...] This post was Twitted by chris722 [...]

]]> By: Tim http://stopthecap.com/2009/06/15/venturebeat-sucked-into-internet-overcharging-propaganda-readers-revolt/#comment-4674 Tim Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:50:04 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=3172#comment-4674 If these ISP's get their way with the caps, they will prolong, even further, upgrades to their network. They will fit as many as they can on one pipe and never upgrade their network. The same will go for these wireless providers. In the end, the US consumers will get an inferior product, compared to other countries, and have to pay more for that inferiority. It is already happening. We should leading the pack not trailing behind a little country like the Czech Republic. It is really unequivocally pathetic and sad at the same time. If these ISP’s get their way with the caps, they will prolong, even further, upgrades to their network. They will fit as many as they can on one pipe and never upgrade their network. The same will go for these wireless providers. In the end, the US consumers will get an inferior product, compared to other countries, and have to pay more for that inferiority. It is already happening. We should leading the pack not trailing behind a little country like the Czech Republic. It is really unequivocally pathetic and sad at the same time.

]]> By: jr http://stopthecap.com/2009/06/15/venturebeat-sucked-into-internet-overcharging-propaganda-readers-revolt/#comment-4671 jr Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:34:10 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=3172#comment-4671 These writers think the overcharging propaganda is conventional wisdom. They think it's great to pay 2,400 dollars a year for 8gb a month for an iphone and 1,800 dollars a year to use a decade old cable modem These writers think the overcharging propaganda is conventional wisdom. They think it’s great to pay 2,400 dollars a year for 8gb a month for an iphone and 1,800 dollars a year to use a decade old cable modem

]]> By: Merlin http://stopthecap.com/2009/06/15/venturebeat-sucked-into-internet-overcharging-propaganda-readers-revolt/#comment-4670 Merlin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:28:39 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=3172#comment-4670 Wireless data plans in Europe are much, much cheaper than the US, even in places like Sweden where the population density is lower than in the US. The congestion of wireless data networks is due to a complete lack of infrastructure investment by wireless carriers over the last several years. They have persistently refused to reinvest into their networks the enormous profits they make off their incredibly overpriced wireless plans. Normally it's the presence of a high-speed network that enables people to begin using high-speed services. The wireless carriers were counting on this fact so they could sit on their enormous profits while doing little to nothing to upgrade their networks. However the iPhone came out, creating a paradigm shift in how people used their smartphones. Now the colluding carriers are paying the price in terms of bad PR. Unfortunately, unless the Obama administration does something, no amount of bad reputation will force this greedy cartel to change. Wireless data plans in Europe are much, much cheaper than the US, even in places like Sweden where the population density is lower than in the US.

The congestion of wireless data networks is due to a complete lack of infrastructure investment by wireless carriers over the last several years. They have persistently refused to reinvest into their networks the enormous profits they make off their incredibly overpriced wireless plans.

Normally it’s the presence of a high-speed network that enables people to begin using high-speed services. The wireless carriers were counting on this fact so they could sit on their enormous profits while doing little to nothing to upgrade their networks. However the iPhone came out, creating a paradigm shift in how people used their smartphones.

Now the colluding carriers are paying the price in terms of bad PR. Unfortunately, unless the Obama administration does something, no amount of bad reputation will force this greedy cartel to change.

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