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Originally Posted by theonlywhiteout
wow a shaw employee defending UBB, a shock. no offense incog but this policy is a nightmare for users. maybe not now but as content continues to be data heavy and new services arrive it will be a migraine for the public
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not defending....educating. HUGE difference. I don't like the changes either, but I think people should know ALL of the information before making a decision.
the argument is that with 1% of the users using 25% of the bandwidth, its not fair for the other users on the same node to have their service saturated. And yes, saturation is a real problem, especially in large centers like Vancouver and Calgary. If you don't believe me, call any TSR and ask how many calls they get a day on 'slow speeds'. Shaw is splitting nodes on average of 1 every 3 days in Vancouver to relieve saturation issues.
Should people who earn more than $1M a year be taxed more than people who earn $40K a year? It's a relevant debate.....
Also, as content continues to be data heavy, limits will change to reflect them (ie/ they will go up). It's not meant to stop people from using the internet, its meant to stop abusers from abusing it.