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Electronic Connection Driving Your Life Away. Talk Laptops, Mapping Software, Viruses, Satellite (XM/Sirius) Radios, Antennas, GPS', Trucking Software, etc. How do truckers keep in touch, get internet service? What cell phones do truckers prefer?

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Cybergal Truck Forum Supporter   Last Seen: 04.16.2009 05.42 AM Member Since: Oct 2008 Posts: 13,838 My Trucking Photos: 27 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked: 2,570 Times My Truckers Blog : 16

Internet billing based on usage Time Warner to test Internet billing based on usage 1/17/08 Quote: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc said on Wednesday it is planning a trial to bill high-speed Internet subscribers based on their amount of usage rather than a flat fee, the standard industry practice. The second largest U.S. cable operator said it will test consumption-based billing with subscribers in Beaumont, Texas later this year as a part of a strategy to help reduce congestion of its network by a minority of consumers who pay the same monthly fee as light users. The company believes the billing system will impact only heavy users, who account for around 5 percent of all customers but typically use more than half of the total network bandwidth, according to a company spokesman. Slowing network congestion due to downloading of large media files such as video is a growing problem for Time Warner Cable. The company said the problem will worsen as video downloading becomes more popular. But the move could prove controversial. Unlike with utility bills such as the phone or electricity, which have traditionally been based on usage, U.S. high-speed Internet subscribers have come to expect a fixed monthly charge. An Internet bill typically only varies based on the speed of the consumer's Internet access. Yahoo>>>>>

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bullhaulerswife Trucker Forum STAFF   Member Since: Jul 2007 Location: Midwest Trucker? Trucker Wife Age: 44 Posts: 5,228 My Trucking Photos: 32 Thanks: 1,693 Thanked: 1,834 Times My Truckers Blog : 2

Quote: Originally Posted by Cybergal Time Warner to test Internet billing based on usage 1/17/08 Yahoo>>>>> They'd better be prepared for people to move to another provider. __________________ Ignorance NEVER settles a question. Proud supporter of Locks of Love

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danc694u "Village Idiot"   Member Since: May 2007 Location: Mississippi Trucker? 23 Years Age: 49 Posts: 9,381 My Trucking Photos: 11 Thanks: 423 Thanked: 2,681 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by bullhaulerswife They'd better be prepared for people to move to another provider. Won't happen, not to worry. They'll lose too much money. I've been complaining to my cable/dish providers for YEARS about the welfare policies they have. But, I have no other choice but pay the extra fees for people who can't afford the channels they want. So I'm forced to pay my share of the cost...even though I don't watch those channels EVER. Hard core gamers can't afford the cost. Gaming companies will charge a premium (to other providers) to access their sites if this goes through. And it will wind up like cable. __________________ He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance........ He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation: Declaration Of Independence __________________ King George or Obama ????

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