Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[Mark Turner <markt AT siteseers.net>]

Oh, hey. I should mention that you can get DSL from AT&T for $10/month! 
Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing says don't do it, but since I figure AT&T 
must lose money on this deal, I say sign up everyone you know!

http://www.bellsouth.com/consumer/inetsrvcs/inetsrvcs_agreement_plans_pop.html
http://consumerist.com/consumer/concessions/atts-secret-10-dsl-269921.php

Mark

Greg Brown wrote:
> Still, it's a crime what we pay for Internet and the amount of 
> bandwidth we actually get.  From e-mails I've read in the past Magnus 
> got far faster Internet up in the Philly area then we get down here.  
> I'm not sure why that has to be. 
>
> At least I'm not on dialup any more. 
>
> Greg
>
> On 7/13/07, *Thomas Beckett* <thomas AT tbeckett.com 
> <mailto:thomas AT tbeckett.com> > wrote:
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>     Tanner Lovelace wrote:
>     > Actually, my question is why should they charge more just because
>     > it's a business?  Bandwidth is bandwidth and the bandwidth doesn't
>     > distinguish between being a residence or being a business.  TWC is
>     > charging more for businesses just because they can, but that
>     > doesn't make it right.
>
>     I think the deal is that they charge /less/ because it is a residence.
>     People aren't willing to pay as much as for services a business where
>     the cost of the service if factored into making money.  It's a common
>     form of price discrimination.
>
>     TaB
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