Poll: Will Metered Broadband Make You Switch Your ISP?

Edit Staff — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:50:37 +0000

While not so uncommon overseas, bandwidth caps and metered broadband are coming to the US market place. Time Warner is the first major cable company to announce its metered broadband strategy & prices for a small Texas market, in what can be described as draconian.

We have written about Bend Broadband of Oregon resorting to such tricks. Comcast, recently proposed bandwidth caps as well. What it means: get ready to pay more and get less for broadband. Will this spur into action, and switch ISPs or look for alternatives. Take our poll and share your opinion.

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Poll: Will Metered Broadband Make You Switch Your ISP?