So, Time Warner Cable has decided to use Rochester, NY as a testbed for the dumbest idea on the planet. And the thing is, we're screwed. The only game in town for reliable high speed internet (outside of being in college) is TWC.
They have decided that they are going to CAP our Internet Usage and charge us overage fees like with your cellphone.
The highest cap they are talking is about 40 GB. in a Month. If you play games, get movies and music from iTunes, youtube, Hulu, Netflix, etc, use skype, use MSN Or AIM, you're going to hit that barrier really fast. After you hit that barrier they are charging $1 per GB. (remember, a decent HD movie from iTunes runs about 5 gb)
As they are basically a monopoly here, they can do anything they want. (we have Frontier as a phone service and they have DSL, technically. It fails for most people. It is also little better than dial-up as far as speed goes).
If, like the rest of NY, we had Verizon FIOS around, we could just switch. We can't though.
This will also effect you. I'll be limited to how much I can work on the server. I won't be able to download backups without costing myself $100s a month.
http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/02/the-busin...nternet-access/
I am planning on contacting every politician and business (Google for YouTube, content providers, Microsoft for Xbox Live, etc etc etc) because Time Warner Cable is trying to kill off all the interner video stuff so you keep their highly overpriced service.
I'm seething with rage at the moment. :mace: :mace: