tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post1590608320964366134..comments2024-02-23T03:17:22.061-06:00Comments on Destination: Austin Family: Will Download Limits Affect Genealogy Researchers?Thomas MacEnteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-15184444245877976472008-06-18T23:36:00.000-05:002008-06-18T23:36:00.000-05:00I think this is a potentially dangerous idea that ...I think this is a potentially dangerous idea that could have consequences that even the ISPs don't want. Imagine what sort of Internet we'd have if visitors didn't download PDFs or stream videos? Well, we've been there--it was called 1993!Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-32592418638605451892008-06-15T21:16:00.000-05:002008-06-15T21:16:00.000-05:00I have no idea what my data transfer per month is ...I have no idea what my data transfer per month is but between my husband and I, I bet it is more than 12gb. Add the grandkids playing online games and we probably would be way over. I pay a small fortune to Time Warner now and only have one other option in my area for high speed service. If they go with this I will switch even though the other company would cost more. If enough of us speak with our pocket books they may have to reconsider.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-65943452155729384032008-06-14T08:12:00.000-05:002008-06-14T08:12:00.000-05:00Thanks JenniferI too am of the Libertarian persuas...Thanks Jennifer<BR/><BR/>I too am of the Libertarian persuasion when it comes to most things, including having a "free and open" Internet.<BR/><BR/>I don't want any "taxation" on the Internet in any form. I think that having download limits with the structure that AT&T and others are proposing is, in essence, a tax: it punishes all users for the habits of a very select few. I also think that for many of us 12GB is too low a limit.<BR/><BR/>And, part of me is curious as to whether or not the ISPs are jumping on the "price raising" bandwagon. I know that an increase in fuel costs is also raising the cost of goods such as food (fuel and water is used in production) as well as plastics (oil), but how much really does this cost the ISPs?<BR/><BR/>I liken it much to the way cell phone companies have been robbing us blind with early termination fees which the FCC is finally addressing. While I am not a big fan of regulation, there are times when the free market and competition do not force companies to "do the right thing" and they need a little help from our government, the people.Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-31355865714977877222008-06-14T08:10:00.000-05:002008-06-14T08:10:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-22070959600085333062008-06-13T19:37:00.000-05:002008-06-13T19:37:00.000-05:00Great post, Thomas, and an interesting proposal. I...Great post, Thomas, and an interesting proposal. I have been following the issue too, and as someone with sort of libertarian-leanings when it comes to the internet, I feel constricted as a user. <BR/><BR/>I'm a low bandwidth user. I hardly ever stream anything, don't download large files, or do bitTorrent. I do pay alot to Comcast each month for cable internet, because I like the speed and how fast my download (and even upload) times are. I still feel, however, like this is just one more impingement on the freedom of the internet. Which disturbs me. <BR/><BR/>Let's face it. The internet is all about the transfer of information in an unimpeded, democratic way. Once we start tampering with that, where will it end?<BR/><BR/>-Jennifer<BR/><BR/>-JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251821175075255774noreply@blogger.com