On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:11:50 +0000, Michael.Dillon@btradianz.com wrote:
Of course, you are talking about esoteric costs measured in Euros that are only of interests to a few providers.
Aha. Then probably you own an interesting device called legal_bank_note_production_engine, because typically providers as real companies tend to charge their cost to their customers in one or the other way. Please let me know where I can obtain such a device, but please be aware I can accept legal offers only.
To the vast majority of Internet users it is clear that a path between Wiesbaden and Frankfurt is much cheaper that a path from Wiesbaden to London to Frankfurt.
"Trotzdem". For me the discussion dosn't make any further sense at this point. Ask the carrier of your choice about pricing. Btw.: Latency UK/Germany is typically around 30ms. DSL Latency home to BBRAR/LAC ist typically 60ms. People take the DSL ... So much about your theory.
End users, especially in the USA, disagree with you. They think that the traffic belongs to the end user and that the ISP is paid to carry it to its destination, period.
It is paid in "esoteric costs measured in Euros", not in latency time units. Probably US dollars, swiss franc or yen are acceptable, too. And yes, cost is a primary issue for most customers. Best Regards Oliver Bartels Oliver Bartels F+E + Bartels System GmbH + 85435 Erding, Germany oliver@bartels.de + http://www.bartels.de + Tel. +49-8122-9729-0