Stop The Meter On Your Internet Use

Lampshade · #1 01-25-2011, 05:15 PM

I don't want to be the big negative on this one.. but i think it's be good. Why am i paying for other people to download movies? It's like your electrical bill, if we all paid an average rate i'd be ****ed that my house is heated with gas. My theory is that most people only use a fraction of their internet, others download 60GB+ a month(max on shaw). I download some movies, but no where near the amount some other people run, so why do i pay the same as them?

Anyways, my 2 cents, there's always 2 sides to an argument.

lastlight · #2 01-25-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lampshade

Anyways, my 2 cents, there's always 2 sides to an argument.

Yeah the side of me that wants to download movies still signed the petition as a gut reaction. If this change actually meant users who download less would pay less than their CURRENT amount (I doubt that will happen) I'd sorta support it because I still don't use all that much bandwidth with a movie here and there.

Parker · #3 01-25-2011, 05:22 PM

I agree with Lampshade,

I don't see a problem with paying for a service as used.

bignose · #4 01-25-2011, 05:45 PM

I signed the petition because there are only a few ISP companies to choose from and they make a lot money. All companies lose money in someway or another, everyone knows that. We as consumers who already pay high prices for services should not have to pay these new fees. I'm not sure what the percentage of abusers there are but I'm sure it's no where near the percentage of people who don't abuse the service. IMHO it's huge cash grab and they will take full advantage and integrate these new fees into everyone's monthly bill, abuser or not.