[CGUYS] Metered Broadband Is the Future: Verizon CTO

[Roger D. Parish]

Verizon Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch said 
today that in the coming years, wired broadband 
will likely be sold in packages based on the 
amount of data a person wants to consume, much 
like wireless broadband is sold today. In 
comments made to press at the 2009 Fiber to the 
Home Conference Expo in Houston, Lynch stressed 
that he wasn¹t announcing a shift in pricing for 
Verizon, but that: ³We¹re going to have to 
consider pricing structures that allow us to 
sell packages of bytes, and at the end of the 
day the concept of a flat-rate infinitely 
expandable service is unachievable.²


I agree, and yet am unable to verbalize why I 
feel this way. Perhaps the feeling that demand 
will always expand to meet or exceed supply. For 
example, the ever-increasing speed of CPU chips; 
there is always something that will suck them dry.



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Roger
Lovettsville, VA


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[CGUYS] Small computing devices

[John DeCarlo]

So what do people think about the Zipit Z2?

Especially with Linux on it.

http://www.target.com/Z2A-Zipit-Wireless-Messenger/dp/B00115PR2O/sr=1-1/qid=1209333723/ref=sr_1_1/602-3094878-8595003?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Azipit&page=1

http://hunterdavis.com/archives/201#more-201

-- 
John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34091576500&ref=mf


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Re: [CGUYS] Small computing devices

[Tony B]

I'm not following, can you simplify? Can we use one of these $50
devices to surf the web or make phone/video calls from any wifi spot?
Or not?


On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:21 PM, John DeCarlo  wrote:
> So what do people think about the Zipit Z2?
>
> Especially with Linux on it.
>
> http://www.target.com/Z2A-Zipit-Wireless-Messenger/dp/B00115PR2O/sr=1-1/qid=1209333723/ref=sr_1_1/602-3094878-8595003?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Azipit&page=1
>
> http://hunterdavis.com/archives/201#more-201


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Re: [CGUYS] Metered Broadband Is the Future: Verizon CTO

[Art Clemons]

> 
> I agree, and yet am unable to verbalize why I feel this way. Perhaps the 
> feeling that demand will always expand to meet or exceed supply. For example, 
> the ever-increasing speed of CPU chips; there is always something that will 
> suck them dry.
> 


I'm not sure that metering is really a response to excessive demand.  I
note for example that the cost for things like texting is far exceeded
by the charges made for a text message.

I also wonder whether someone with Fios for example is really costing
more if that individual downloads only three emails a day and surfs once
a week to the Washington Post versus someone who downloads movies from
Netflix or some similar entity.  I note that Electric Companies and Gas
Companies have minimum charges even though they deliver metered
products.  The individual with a vacation home who isn't there most
weeks still has to pay the minimum charge.


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Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

[b_s-wilk]

I don't think they do that in Europe, at least, not in France.


I'm pretty familiar with what US audio equipment goes for in
Japan and Australia.  It's a 20-30% percent markup over US
list, that it gets bought says something for the quality of the
product.

Of course it's all high end specialty stuff, expensive even here.


Actually it's cheaper to order higher end electronics through Hong Kong, 
as long as you can find out where they're made--i.e., which factories. 
Western brands are made side by side with Chinese and Japanese brands, 
all in China. Since I was looking for Shortwave radios and receivers, I 
only looked for the same items with different trademarks. For the 
shortwaves, Eton/Grundig are made along with Tecsun. Kaito and Degen are 
almost identical, Sangean makes some items for Radio Shack and C. Crane. 
My Tecsun was identical to the Eton radio for less than half the price. 
Adding the shipping and insurance still came to about $40 less than the 
Eton. BUT I had to make tiny labels to cover the Chinese characters with 
ones I could read.


I bought the Kaito for US market instead of the Degen and don't have to 
deal with labels or AC adapter/chargers that are almost impossible to 
find [220v-->110v]. Bigger receivers are also cheaper shipped through 
Hong Kong, but prices in Hong Kong itself aren't very good.


Small stuff I order from HK. I'd rather pay more and buy bigger items 
here. Keeps some money here, and is more convenient if anything goes 
wrong. Besides when you order from China, you have to figure out if it's 
the real thing, like the Nokia N79 I'm considering, or if it's made by 
Nokla [NOKLA]. Not too much of a problem with fakes ordering from 
Western Europe.


BTW, the Australian dollar is 20-30% less than the US$.


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Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

[b_s-wilk]

Which one did you order and from who?



What do you want to buy?

I've had good luck with several eBay stores. The last order I made at 
Meritline had half shipped from the US [blank DVDs and DVD-RW] and half 
from Hong Kong [card readers, SIM card, etc]. I've used other HK vendors 
too and all have been good so far.


Cavan just ordered some shoes from the UK, and bought a custom made suit 
from another UK vendor--it fits perfectly. Never bought pens, though. I 
usually try to find people I know who are taking trips to places where I 
want to buy something. I have a friend who's on holiday in Barcelona 
this month, so I gave him a very short wish list, and will repay with 
cash and a gift when he gets back.



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Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

[Eric S. Sande]

BTW, the Australian dollar is 20-30% less than the US$.


Your point being?

I think we're talking about two different things.

High end audio consists of, well, high end products.

McIntosh, Magnepan, Benchmark, Bryston, stuff like that.

It doesn't matter what dollar scale you use, as long as it is
equivalent.

The fact is that in real terms (correcting for exchange rate)
it is more (way more) expensive to buy a Cary preamp in
Perth Australia than it is to buy one in Alexandria VA.


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Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

[Eric S. Sande]

Besides when you order from China, you have to figure out if it's 
the real thing,


No you don't.  It's guaranteed to be junk, even if it's designed and
supervised by European engineers.

I'm guessing that won't be a popular statement.  But I KNOW that
Americans can do it better.  Our audio products are better, our
bicycle products are better.

The only problem is that they are expensive because we actually
pay good wages and don't use slaves (anymore).

 



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