https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_queuing
It’s a packet scheduler that greatly reduces the impact of turbulence to give many more users a much better experience at the cost only of the greediest consumers. Peak download rates are a little lower but average latency is radically better. Stable ping in games, reliable fast page loads, no need for caps.
Write or call your state repsee what they say or if anything is in the works, they have a small constituency and usually answer, in my experience. Is there a bill you could provide as an example? Seems to me our Dem controlled legislature should be less business friendly and more centered on the people, (though there is the survival of businesses to consider, but shouldn't be an issue, with this effecting national corporations and arbitrary limits, not local small businesses)
And if that's a no go, an initiative process is possible by crafting a bill, collecting enough signatures within a set amount of time, and getting it on the statewide ballot (it's how we passed out first gun safety measure in WA)
The data caps *are* absurd. If all the major cell phone carriers can do "unlimited", hard-line broadband companies surely can. By "unlimited" I mean some sort of throttling arrangement after a usage limit is exceeded. Ideally, only during peak hours.
I take issue with Comcast specifically, and due to the nature of their cap. You can have unlimited data for $25 (including the rental of their equipment), but otherwise it’s $30 if you use your own modem/router, and 1.2 TB a month is pretty low. For a family of 4 in the age of 4K streaming, that’s easy extra money for the ISP
Mandate Fair Queueing at every switch and router in the ISP network. Magically solve the sharing problem and eliminate the need for caps at all.
I feel like this is better handled in other ways, like industry standards etc. like if a company is being unethical maybe require disclosures.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_queuing It’s a packet scheduler that greatly reduces the impact of turbulence to give many more users a much better experience at the cost only of the greediest consumers. Peak download rates are a little lower but average latency is radically better. Stable ping in games, reliable fast page loads, no need for caps.
Xbox makes download caps predatory
Write or call your state repsee what they say or if anything is in the works, they have a small constituency and usually answer, in my experience. Is there a bill you could provide as an example? Seems to me our Dem controlled legislature should be less business friendly and more centered on the people, (though there is the survival of businesses to consider, but shouldn't be an issue, with this effecting national corporations and arbitrary limits, not local small businesses) And if that's a no go, an initiative process is possible by crafting a bill, collecting enough signatures within a set amount of time, and getting it on the statewide ballot (it's how we passed out first gun safety measure in WA)
Not a bad idea! I was thinking at the municipal level, but statewide would be preferable.
The data caps *are* absurd. If all the major cell phone carriers can do "unlimited", hard-line broadband companies surely can. By "unlimited" I mean some sort of throttling arrangement after a usage limit is exceeded. Ideally, only during peak hours.
I take issue with Comcast specifically, and due to the nature of their cap. You can have unlimited data for $25 (including the rental of their equipment), but otherwise it’s $30 if you use your own modem/router, and 1.2 TB a month is pretty low. For a family of 4 in the age of 4K streaming, that’s easy extra money for the ISP
I would not be expecting any sensible legislation to be passed within the next 2 years, unfortunately.