Because to maximize bandwith efficiency, ISPs, me included, sell that unused 
upstream bandwidth for website hosting and video streaming. 

-mel via cell

> On Jun 9, 2022, at 1:47 PM, Michael Thomas <m...@mtcc.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 6/9/22 1:26 PM, Mel Beckman wrote:
>> With 430 GB versus 32 GV average down versus up usage today, according to 
>> your article, this is still not a case for symmetrical consumer bandwidth. 
>> Yes, the upstream usage increased slightly more than the downstream usage. 
>> But the ratio was still so big that it would take decades for them to join. 
>> I doubt they ever will. Consumers just don’t have that much days up to push 
>> yet, and probably never will.
>> 
>> Also, a lot of that Usage can be explained by video conferencing during 
>> Covid, which has dropped off significantly already.
>> 
>> 
> If it's so tiny, why shape it aggressively? Why shouldn't I be able to burst 
> to whatever is available at the moment? I would think most users would be 
> happy with that.
> 
> Mike
> 

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