I think I understand perfectly. Here is the key phrase: "if there are a lot of high-priority packets to be delivered." So if bandwidth is saturated, lower priority content gets put in the low-priority queue. Companies do this internally with Internet-based WANs all the time. Does it make some things a little slower? Sure, when traffic is high. But it provides better service to functions that need it- video and voice, ERP systems, etc.. I see gaming networks being potentially affected, and maybe porn sites as well (though one suspects the porn kings will just pony up the cash to make the data flow). I still don't see a problem, unless the "low-priority" queue in effect makes it impossible to have data delivered. If that really happens, there will be lawsuits galore, there will be new providers offering better service, and things will all shake out.
On 5/1/06, Jerry wrote: > > Nope, you guys are not understanding what they are talking about. > > What these providers want to do is treat the END of the pipes, and the > MIDDLE of the pipes differently. Unless YOU pay them more, they are > going to put your packet into a slower low priority queue, which may > never actually get delivered if there are a lot of high-priority > packets to be delivered. > > > -- > > --------------- > > Robert Munn > > www.funkymojo.com > > > > > > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206006 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
