The solution is simple: switch to FiOS or similar phone-company fiber-based solutions. Those providers will never charge by the byte because they simply don't need to.
Nathan: Frontier DSL does not have a 5gb cap. We have subscribed to them for years, and this statement is frequently misstated. Last year, they attempted to apply the cap, but failed after massive negative press persuaded them to think otherwise.
Rochester is also serviced by Earthlink, which claims "up to 7mbps" for about $40/month. While the situation here isn't pretty, it could be worse.
North Carolina, despite being home to Verizon's largest segment of its business division, outside of Austin, does not have FIOS, nor has Verizon announced any plans to deploy it here.
The tenth most populous state, with three major research universities, the highest per-capita concentration of PhDs in the world (the RTP) and the leading tech community on the east coast (RTP) is being denied FIOS because the state won't cave to Verizon's demands for exclusivity agreements.
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UnnDunn @ Apr 1st 2009 3:45PM
The solution is simple: switch to FiOS or similar phone-company fiber-based solutions. Those providers will never charge by the byte because they simply don't need to.
Nathan Henderson @ Apr 1st 2009 4:06PM
That's what's so sneaky about this move. TWC is making these changes only in markets where there isn't a viable competitor.
Rochester, for example, doesn't have FiOS. The only competition is Frontier DSL, which already has a 5GB monthly cap.
kevin @ Apr 1st 2009 6:48PM
Nathan: Frontier DSL does not have a 5gb cap. We have subscribed to them for years, and this statement is frequently misstated. Last year, they attempted to apply the cap, but failed after massive negative press persuaded them to think otherwise.
Rochester is also serviced by Earthlink, which claims "up to 7mbps" for about $40/month. While the situation here isn't pretty, it could be worse.
Dan S. @ Apr 2nd 2009 11:48AM
North Carolina, despite being home to Verizon's largest segment of its business division, outside of Austin, does not have FIOS, nor has Verizon announced any plans to deploy it here.
The tenth most populous state, with three major research universities, the highest per-capita concentration of PhDs in the world (the RTP) and the leading tech community on the east coast (RTP) is being denied FIOS because the state won't cave to Verizon's demands for exclusivity agreements.
And, now, there's a move in the state legislature to ban municipalities from installing high-speed residential broadband and FTTH: http://www.indyweekblogs.com/triangulator/2009/03/30/anti-muni-broadband-bill/