Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:01:54 -0400, Terry Reedy wrote:
ISP's price residential service based on average fixed cost and average
usage. Multiple homes using one connection push those averages up.
Is that meant to be a problem?
When people buy more, the unit price they are paying falls, but the total
price they pay generally goes up. E.g. we've recently upgraded our
business link from AUD$150 per month for 60GB to $190 for 100GB. The per
GB price is less, but the total we pay is more -- and the ISP doesn't
have to do much extra work for that extra money.
The difference is that you *upgraded* your service and so incurred a
greater total cost. If my neighbor lets the rest of the neighborhood
use his wireless, while I do not, yet my prices go up because on average
more usage is happening, I am paying more but not getting more.
~Ethan~
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