Comments on: Germans Charging Google http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/germans_charging_google/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sphereviski http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/germans_charging_google/#comment-4429 sphereviski Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:48:24 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2728#comment-4429 Charge Google and other Web sites for bandwidth, even though Verizon is already charging Charge Google and other Web sites for bandwidth, even though Verizon is already charging

]]> By: spas http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/germans_charging_google/#comment-4428 spas Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:42:48 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2728#comment-4428 It's complete and utter bullshit. You pay to connect to the internet. Period. You pay for your bandwidth that way. How you use it shouldn't be a factor. It’s complete and utter bullshit. You pay to connect to the internet. Period. You pay for your bandwidth that way. How you use it shouldn’t be a factor.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/germans_charging_google/#comment-4427 Kevin Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:39:13 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2728#comment-4427 It really is a load of BS that they keep claiming Google and other companies get a free ride. They spend piles of money on servers and bandwidth as it is. Anyone who runs a web site knows that you pay for your use of the network. AT&T, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, and the like are simply mad that they are not the ISPs for giant internet companies and don't get to be the guys that charge them. The fact is that they could be bandwidth providers to Google and Others but there are other companies out there that are beating them in that market. They want to two parties, the web company and consumer, to pay three times for internet access instead of two. It's simply greedy since they are already making piles of cash from DSL, Cable, and dial up acess from consumers, and really quite unfair. It really is a load of BS that they keep claiming Google and other companies get a free ride. They spend piles of money on servers and bandwidth as it is. Anyone who runs a web site knows that you pay for your use of the network. AT&T, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, and the like are simply mad that they are not the ISPs for giant internet companies and don’t get to be the guys that charge them. The fact is that they could be bandwidth providers to Google and Others but there are other companies out there that are beating them in that market.

They want to two parties, the web company and consumer, to pay three times for internet access instead of two. It’s simply greedy since they are already making piles of cash from DSL, Cable, and dial up acess from consumers, and really quite unfair.

]]> By: David http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/germans_charging_google/#comment-4426 David Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:55:06 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2728#comment-4426 Well written, I think they are just complaining because so many people are using big time bandwidth going to Google's sites... Google Search, Gmail, etc... Well written, I think they are just complaining because so many people are using big time bandwidth going to Google’s sites… Google Search, Gmail, etc…

]]> By: Zero http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/germans_charging_google/#comment-4425 Zero Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:38:30 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2728#comment-4425 They already *do* pay. Does Google's content magically appear on the Internet without wires? No. There are likely *massive* pipes to Google's server farms, all of which they pay a pretty penny for, I'm sure. AT&T, Verizon, and now Deutsche Telekom need to stop talking about double-dipping on Google and start putting their massive salaries towards upgrading their capabilities on their *own*. They already *do* pay. Does Google’s content magically appear on the Internet without wires? No. There are likely *massive* pipes to Google’s server farms, all of which they pay a pretty penny for, I’m sure. AT&T, Verizon, and now Deutsche Telekom need to stop talking about double-dipping on Google and start putting their massive salaries towards upgrading their capabilities on their *own*.

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