tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214806.post114822935760932121..comments2023-10-26T04:30:25.160-07:00Comments on Craigorian Chant: Issue By RequestThe Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523670703459279989noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214806.post-1148293251169927822006-05-22T03:20:00.000-07:002006-05-22T03:20:00.000-07:00The ISP providers sound like a bunch of mobsters a...The ISP providers sound like a bunch of mobsters and this "preferred service" smells like a rat. My ISP provider is the only one in my region and it treats it's customers like, well, rat dropings. We the customers are often paying a fortune for internet service (okay, it's only a fortune for those of us with empty pockets), but it's not enough and they have to stick it to the people who have webpages? And if it's difficult (read: expensive) to set up a priority system to begin with, then I'll bet it really is a racket: the ISP's threaten page owners, take the cash and probably never bother to set up a priority system. (Erin in Denmark)Archaeogoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305683483488880519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214806.post-1148248054973055182006-05-21T14:47:00.000-07:002006-05-21T14:47:00.000-07:00Actually, Google and Yahoo already pay for their b...Actually, Google and Yahoo already pay for their bandwidth, so this seems pretty much like a shakedown. Moreover, the Internet isn't designed so that you could easily apply a priority system. Actually the overhead in running bits from different sources at different speeds might slow down the net as a whole and make everything less efficient. <BR/><BR/>As a computer scientists, I say that they phone companies are totally in the wrong here.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053736914082136299noreply@blogger.com