symmetric vs. asymmetric [was: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality]

Sat Feb 28 18:56:14 UTC 2015

I think you underestimate how many broadband customers are folks who 
take work home from the office, or school).  Heck, an awful lot of high 
school assignments involve writing papers and presentations jointly with 
other kids, and these days word documents and multi-media PPT 
presentations can get awfully large.

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> Over 95% of the people don't do anything of the sort (probably much closer to 100 than 95). The most common usage is tablets and phones going to Facebook, YouTube and Netflix. Regular consumers couldn't care less about anything else. If you think otherwise, you've (perhaps thankfully) spent too long away from your standard consumer).
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> From: "James R Cutler" <james.cutler at consultant.com>
> To: "Mike Hammett" <nanog at ics-il.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 9:04:56 AM
> Subject: Re: symmetric vs. asymmetric [was: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality]
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> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Mike Hammett < nanog at ics-il.net > wrote:
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> Only have a 25 meg Internet service? Use a 5 MHz channel, not 160 MHz.
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> So, if I use wireless to my, for example, Apple TV, I should limit the rate between my file server Mac and the Apple TV based on my Internet connection speed?
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> I’m not certain that is reasonable.
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> James R. Cutler
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