why?

[VeNT]

ok heres an idea.
an ISP that charges a minimal ammount for your monthly connection and a very low inclusive bandwidth allowance say 5GB then you pay per GB you use like you would a mobile.
not a sill charge for going over your limit but a real price plan like we have phone tarrifs?
that way if you're a heavy downloader you're paying for the bandwidth you use (and are not putting unfair strain on the whole network) and if you're a light users then you're not paying for other peoples bandwidth.

I was under the impression that the ISPs paid by the GB used so why don't we?
or am I missing the point entirely?

 

[bledd]

The isps would lose out on a lot of money for the 'casual' users

 

[Saundie]

The isps would lose out on a lot of money for the 'casual' users

Exactly what I would assume, given that for every person that downloads 50GB per month, there must be dozens, if not hundreds, that download under 500MB per month.

 

[csmager]

I was under the impression that the ISPs paid by the GB used so why don't we?
or am I missing the point entirely?

As far as I understand, for BTw ISPs they pay for the 'pipe' from BT's network to theirs, they don't pay per GB. For these ISPs, this is their biggest cost - it's cheaper once they're on their own network.

 

[rpstewart]

an ISP that charges a minimal ammount for your monthly connection and a very low inclusive bandwidth allowance say 5GB then you pay per GB you use like you would a mobile.

My ISP (AAISP) recently started doing this. They run a unit based charging system where you pay for the line and any extras (ADSL Max Premium etc) then you buy a number of units. Each unit then equates to an amount of bandwidth and that amount varies depending on the time of day and whether your line is on a 20CN exchange or a 21CN one (to factor in the difference in cost of providing bandwidth on the different platforms).

It can be a bit tricky to compare to other ISPs but it's suiting me quite nicely so far.

 

[VeNT]

I've heard about AAISP but when I took at look at them last (2-3 years ago now) they seemed very shoddy.