Couldn't agree more...and who better to up sell such customers to the product they really need than their provider. This equals more $$$. I don't see this as a bad thing...
Best, Brad -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Wolfe Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:39 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Uh-Oh, " they are ready to discipline Internet service providers" Kurt, You can always do what we have since 2003, BAN all P2P traffic on the network. It is listed right in the first paragraph in our TOS and each customer is told upfront about it. I have turned off radios and I have even pulled radios because of it. I guess the most important issue is telling them up front BEFORE they sign up. P2P is the worst application that can be run on a network of half-duplex radios. I do have a few customers that use it for work related functions (Linux distro's etc.) that I allow to run. One of the main things that really PO's me is that some gaming CO's use P2P to distribute their patches and stuff. IMHO, the cheap [EMAIL PROTECTED] should buy a server and purchase some bandwidth instead of free loading on our networks. >:o Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > Right, it's unregulated business, if the customers don't like it then go > find another provider, where will it stop? Next they will fine > restaurants for cutting back on the grease in foods for the reason that > we should be getting all the unhealthy grease equally? > > Heres a solution "create rule all-p2p = DROP" > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:21 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Uh-Oh, " they are ready to discipline Internet > service providers" > > Except that I am a private company, and don't feel the FCC should be > telling me what I can and can't do. > > I don't take government money, grants, funding, etc. therefore I don't > think they should have ANY say in what I do with MY company. > > Travis > Microserv > > Brad Belton wrote: > >> I see this as a good thing. We don't really care what our users do >> > with the > >> bandwidth they buy from us as long as it's legal. Bandwidth hungry >> applications are good for our model as the more they need the more >> > they buy. > >> I don't see that as a bad thing for our bottom line! >> >> I do see this hurting the flagrant oversubscription models the cable >> > and DSL > >> companies use and that is why they are at the forefront against what >> > the FCC > >> is proposing. >> >> If the FCC slaps a few fines on a couple cable companies for >> > manipulating > >> the bandwidth their customers are paying for then they will probably >> > begin > >> to start raising their prices. Again, I don't see how this is a bad >> > thing > >> for us. >> >> Best, >> >> >> Brad >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > On > >> Behalf Of George Rogato >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 6:44 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Uh-Oh, " they are ready to discipline Internet >> > service > >> providers" >> >> >> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/ap_on_hi_te/fcc_internet_regulation; > _ylt > >> =Amemx2yVrJg63gF8aZg0fzQjtBAF >> >> Federal regulators on Monday said they are ready to discipline >> > Internet > >> service providers who secretly favor certain types of data traffic, >> > like > >> Web surfing, over others, like file sharing. >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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