smooth surfing Was: ...NAT users
JD Runyan
Jason.Runyan at nitckc.usda.gov
Mon Jan 28 21:06:06 CST 2002
On Mon, Jan , at 02:35:15PM -0600, Duston, Hal wrote:
> JD Runyan [mailto:Jason.Runyan at nitckc.usda.gov] wrote:
> > In other words, you shouldn't pay to have access to the line,
> > and then also be charged to actually use it.
>
> Look at your gas bill, or your electricity bill, or your
> water bill. They all have _exactly_ this type of charge.
> At least mine do.
>
> Hal Duston
>
Uh, no they don't. You are expiring the resource. More must be made,
mided/drilled, or processed. This is not the case with bandwidth.
Could someone tell me what you are expiring other than a nominal amount
of electricity. Don't say bandwidth, bits, bits/sec etc. Those are all
measurements of capacity, potential, or flow. And do not represent something
being used. When I turn on my water tap I have used n Gallons of water. I have
never paid the water company to ensure that I get a water flow of n gallons/sec.
--
JD Runyan
"You can't milk a point."
David M. Kuehn, Ph.D.
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