So the most constructive answer that I received related to this thread is that someone is using Comcast Ethernet services for $5.25/MB for a 500MB pipe. I wonder how much 10MB synchronous would cost?
JC Dill wrote: > Jim Popovitch wrote: >> But that doesn't really equate to network traffic (IMHO). > > No, it doesn't. I didn't make the analogy to airlines, I responded to > the analogy made by someone else. > >> If your >> upstream has an outage, it is more akin to a delayed departure rather >> than an airline bump or flight cancellation. You reach your >> destination later than planned (latency) and you may have to take a >> different route, but your packet^Wbutt gets through. Neither of >> those situations involve cash compensation, or penalties paid, by >> major airlines. At most you might get a few loyalty points. > When overbooking results in a passenger being bumped to a flight that > departs 2 hours later, your packet^Wbutt gets through too, but you also > get compensation for the delay. An argument could be made that > extensive outage/network problems (longer than 2 hours?) are similar in > duration/effect, and that similar compensation should be due. > > I'm not saying that I expect this to happen, I'm just saying that > there's plenty of precedent for other types of businesses compensating > customers beyond merely giving refunds. > > jc >
