today's i hate korprit merka bull*feces*.

lol, yeh, i remember when america used to settle for what passes as acceptable in other countries.
 

not metered in japan or korea where their residential bandwidth is 10x ours
 

Uh-oh     



But back to our story.....

I understand why people would be upset over this thing, it would not be my choice as a consumer either.  But arguing that Internet service *should* be the same is nothing but a self-interested, one-sided position (ya, I know - thats a 'well duh' point  ).  There is no rule, unwritten or otherwise, that says Internet service should be a flat rate service.  Its simply a product pricing choice to be made by the seller.  Both options are completely valid - do I offer a buffet, or a menu?

We buy almost everything by the size, weight, or whatnot - by the gallon, ounce, pound, minute, number of, etc.  But we're gunna cry bull*feces* corporate greed when someone wants to charge by the Gigabyte?  What makes the byte so special?

Metered goods and services out-weigh flat rate ones by such a wide margin that flat rate services may be in the single digit portion of the pie chart.  So, you're right - we need not make more examples.

And I'm not sure I followed my argument as being two sided, even though that would not be new.  I never argued that Internet service *should* be metered - just that its a valid business choice and need not have a 'bull*feces*' attack placed upon it.

FWIW, their new service plan is tiered, so some subscribers theoretically may end up paying less than they do now.

It's only a theory--not a fact. But there seems to be an intelligence to the design tier system.