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Re: [PLUG] Linux-friendly ISP for DSL in Philly?
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> > "$15/month Netaxs charge, $40/month Bell charge for 640k down, 90k up.
> > $40/month Netaxs charge, $60/month Bell charge for 1.6M down, 90k up. "
> >
> > Why do they charge more, just for a faster connection? I can maybe
> > understand Bell charging more for higher bandwidth, but why the ISP?
>
> Because you'll have the ability to use more of our available bandwidth,
> which isn't infinite, and costs us money. It's the same reason why we
> charge more for a T1 than we do a T3, and why collocation charges are
> based on bandwidth utilization.
You charge *more* for a T1 than a T3 because of *bandwidth utilization*?
I'll take a dozen T3's, please. :-)
Z.
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