Reply #9: The "bandwidth hog" is a myth [View All]

[Trekologer]

Today's "bandwidth hog" is tomorrow's normal usage. Bandwidth usage is growing constantly and some users are just a little more ahead of the curve. Internet bandwidth is not a commodity where each additional unit has an incremental cost, such as gas or electricity.

Unfortunately, a lot of folks get on the bandwagon for overage or other usage fees thinking that their own usage is low enough to be under the cap and therefore their bills will go down. Which is completely wrong--it will just stay the same. ISPs are already enjoying around a 25% profit margin on their service, which is practically unheard of in most other industries (go look at the SEC filings). What they want is to take in even more.