My East Ky

I touched on this subject lightly in another post and I thought I would post some more info on it. Here is a quote from a article I read

At&t is considering a surcharge for customers who go above normal amounts of downloaded data on the internet

Ok, first I really can’t wait to see what they consider “normal” amounts of data. It will probably be around 40 GB a month for customers that have the highest level of dsl service and lowered with the lower service you have like TWC. The so called reason behind this new billing method is because AT&T says it can’t handle the growth of the internet basically. AT&T says that it’s backbone usage has grown over 60% the last year. As I check my DU meter for the last month my usage was 266.93 GB & so far this month I am well over 100 GB. Now keep in mind I have a home network with one main pc, one file server, and one laptop computer, plus two or three other devices that require internet access. So if the method does take permanent affect my ISP bill will be outrageous. I knew when I was able to drop my land line and use my cell phone exclusively plus have a dry dsl loop it was to good to be true. Doing so saved me about $30 or so a month. Maybe At&t is doing this to recoup loss revenue from offering naked dsl? Or could it be now that At&t is now in the TV business ( U-Verse) they are doing everything in their power to fight the competition, like Netflix downloads, Apple TV, DirecTV On Demand and so on. So much for checking out the new movies trailers in High Def or at all for that matter.

This is where outdated technology gets you, with only the consumer paying the price. Maybe if Bellsouth (At&T) upgraded to fiber instead of outdated and very limited copper they would not be in this position to begin with. How much longer does At&t think it can survive on copper anyway? Especially with them now in the Tv business, High definition is a bandwidth hog. Or maybe they will degrade the signal like some other cable company to save on bandwidth. Anyway I just got off live chat with sudden link to check out internet packages, and currently I am able to get a 10meg service for $59.99 with a $45 activation fee. That’s $12.04 more than I am paying for a 6meg connection with At&t. Although I am kind of hesitant to switch to cable again (had a bad experience with Charter) I may just give it a go to see if the service has improved any. Anybody want to post a review for the Floyd, Pike or Johnson county area?

Here is a link to the article I was referencing.

Yesterday in Tampa Florida Paul Little (AKA Max hardcore) was convicted on 10 federal counts of distributing obscene material over the internet and through the mail plus 10 other related charges. Ok first off myeastky.com does not like/condone what Paul Little produces (gross) but you know what that’s my right, and his right to make/produce these videos/pictures of consenting adults that people wish to pay for and view in the privacy of their own home. What you may think may be obscene may not be to me, and the government should definitely not be allowed to determine that for us. You may not like what Paul little did but you have to look at the big picture, what next? Is our internet going to end up like China’s where the government will force ISP’s to block any website they deem inappropriate? Thanks but no thanks!

I’m sure that people may like the idea of a censored internet to help protect the kids from age inappropriate material. But you know what there has already been a wonderful invention that’s been around for awhile now. Know what it is? Supervision. Now my little girl has very little experience on the net (heck she does not even know what the internet is) mostly nick jr and Disney games, but each and every time she has been online I have been over her shoulder supervising and I can guarantee that it will be that way for a long time coming.

One last thing is there not better things to be spending our tax dollars on? And if I am not mistaken didn’t Larry Flynt already fight this battle in 1976? And yet we are here again in 2008 repeating ourselves.