Comments on: The Twilight Problem: Why Metered Broadband Could Suck http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: FCC Opens the Door for Metered Broadband: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-529762 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:03:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-529762 [...] usage-based pricing could lead to expensive broadband and stifle burgeoning technologies such as online video and HD video conferencing. While there are several pro-consumer elements in this network neutrality [...]

]]> By: Will Internet TV Be a Victim of Bandwidth Caps? http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167399 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:01:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167399 [...] already showed how metered broadband pricing increases the cost of renting a digital download from iTunes, but the same will be true for the tax that Internet services will add through subscription [...]

]]> By: Net Neutrality, “TV Everywhere,” and other Cable Assaults on Open Television « Marvin Ammori http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167398 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:59:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167398 [...] targeted directly at people watching high-definition TV online. (You’d pay an arm and leg to watch Twilight!) Public outcry–which included draft legislation in the House and Chuck Schumer’s [...]

]]> By: Net Neutrality, “TV Everywhere,” and other Cable Assaults on Internet Television « Marvin Ammori http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167397 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:31:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167397 [...] directly at people watching high-definition TV online.  (You’d pay an arm and leg to watch Twilight!)  Public outcry–which included draft legislation in the House and Chuck Schumer’s [...]

]]> By: stefan lubinski http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167396 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:29:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167396 Good responses. Although I did not see one that points out that the math is fundamentally wrong.

The fact that Twilight is a 3.8GB file, does not mean that downloading that file takes 3.8GB of bandwidth.
Obviously it depends on level of compression and your internet download speed, but the math in this post assumes a 1:1 relationship between file size and broadband usage.

Nonetheless, the takeaway should be that metered bandwidth will affect the consumption of video online, and slow the cord-cutting from cable systems, if it proves almost as, or more expensive to enjoy mass video online as it does via cable subscription.

]]> By: Watch "Twilight" at home for only…$24.59? | On2 Video Compression Blog http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167395 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:32:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167395 [...] Higginbotham dives into the costs of video downloads under metered bandwidth plans over at [...]

]]> By: The Battle for the Home Network Pits PCs Against Set-top Boxes http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167394 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:02:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167394 [...] That’s the carrot, but they’re also beating consumers with a stick in the form of the threat of usage-based pricing. Service providers want to install a residential home gateway that will act as an uber set-top box [...]

]]> By: ISPs Should Decide If They Provide a Utility or a Service http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167393 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:02:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167393 [...] to the cost of sending a text on a per-megabyte basis. We’ve looked at per-byte costs when writing about tiered broadband, and when looking at the value of different wireless plans. From the Ars story: The whole kerfuffle [...]

]]> By: Cisco Sees a Rosy Future for Broadband http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167392 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:04:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167392 [...] tiered pricing schemes, some of that passive networking, especially of the ambient video, will be far more expensive. And if upload speeds don’t improve, video feeds from a home camera and even online backups [...]

]]> By: Hiccups in the Stream, That is What They Are http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167391 Wed, 06 May 2009 04:02:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167391 [...] initially saying it did), as our sister site GigaOM has reminded us, instituting bandwidth caps and metered access helps cable and telephone companies manage their networks while protecting their traditional video [...]

]]> By: Is There Such a Thing As a Better Broadband Cap? http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167390 Fri, 01 May 2009 20:39:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167390 [...] argument may win over consumers, but any sort of cap or metering plan encourages them to think of bandwidth as a scarce resource. For most providers, it’s not. ISPs want to price broadband like a precious metal, but few [...]

]]> By: Vom Desktop in die Cloud: Wie lange spielen die Provider mit? » netzwertig.com http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167389 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:33:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167389 [...] US-Provider bereits seit einiger Zeit mit Traffic-Begrenzungen und Volumentarifen. Beim Blog GigaOm hat man deshalb einmal verglichen, wie viel der Download eines Filmes aus dem iTunes Store in HD-Qualität den User tatsächlich [...]

]]> By: Time Warner Cable Forced to Abandon Caps (for now…) | mymediamusings http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167388 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:44:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167388 [...] The Twilight Problem: Why Metered Broadband Could Suck (gigaom.com) [...]

]]> By: LUX.ET.UMBRA » Time Warner Shelves Tiered Billing For Now http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167387 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:49:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167387 [...] The Twilight Problem: Why Metered Broadband Could Suck (gigaom.com) [...]

]]> By: Bandwidth Meters on the Way « Media Experiences 2 Go http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167386 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:45:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167386 [...] actually tell how much bandwidth they use. This is critical. Even though public analyses like the recent one done by Stacey Higginbotham  over at GigaOM help clarify the relative value of bandwidth, nothing could make the situation clearer than [...]

]]> By: Update:Time Warner Cable Backs Off Metered Broadband Everywhere http://gigaom.com/2009/04/14/the-metered-broadband-math-as-much-as-2459-to-rent-twilight/#comment-167385 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:31:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=45332#comment-167385 [...] Quick Guide to NetbooksMake Your Own Personal Cloud With Pogoplug For Twitter, the Only Way Is UpThe Twilight Problem: Why Metered Broadband Could SuckHow Fast Can Optical Networks Go? How About 170 Gbps? [...]

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