At 10:27 AM 4/1/2003 -0600, you wrote: >My argument was and is that they need to restructure their pricing and >bill users for overage provided there is ample warning, clearly stated >policies, and an online way for users to view their usage stats. >Furthermore getting in to the game of blocking ports creates >unnecessary complication. Just sell the pipe. Perhaps offer port >blocking services as a value add to those who request it. This is all >doable. I could make a lot of money implementing the tools for a >willing vendor ;).
I think this is a good idea in general. I don't think that flat-rate pricing makes economic sense for the provider and it leads to silly policies like the ones at Charter and Cox. Charge the user based on usage and then forget about what they are running. The ISP should only care about bandwidth. --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://www.puryear-it.com
