[plug] isp

[Luke Dudney]

Nathan Alberti wrote:

>>I really hate it how ISPs charge you outrageous amounts for things that
>>
>don't
>
>>cost them a cent like:
>>
>
>This is not entirely true...
>
>I agree that the things you mention are usually more expensive than they
>should be but they also consume resources. All the things you mention
>require some sort of additional configuration which equates to engineering
>time (among other things), some of them also mean the need for scaling of
>equipment to provide the services to all users.
>
>WAIX traffic is not free, although it is very cheap. The upkeep of this
>equipment is also minimal (or at least it should be) so you would think that
>it should not be included in monthly totals...this is assuming they are able
>to differentiate between this and other traffic at the point of billing.
>
>Nathan.
>
Yep.
Laying 1.5km of dark fibre up St George's Tce to connect to WAIX is not 
as cheap as you may suppose.