Uncapped Internet is a con

I was searching for some stuff on uncapped Internet and I came across this article on Tech Central. I know its from April, but with the mood I am in, it really hit the sweet spot. It talks about the con on uncapped Internet, something I wrote on yesterday with: Swindeled by Uncapped.

“Right so this whole “uncapped” and “Free the Web” stuff has me a little vexed. Basically I think it is all a bit disingenuous, even bordering on manipulative.”

Justin Spratt says that while he has heard some really smart people retort, saying this uncapped movement is a watershed moment for the Internet in SA. If we measure technological progress by marketing prowess, then I agree.

“And I agree that more people surfing the Internet is a great thing for SA.

But I vehemently dispute that this uncapped movement was the watershed moment for Internet “freedom” in this country,” he says.

While I agree on Spratt’s points about the last mile from Telkom, I have to point out that this comes from their monopolistic past as mandated by governement. The freeing up the last mile is something that governement has to mandate and I think it would actualy do Telkom the world of good if it happened because they would not have to manage and ADSL network on behalf of other companies.

And bandwidth is not that expensive anymore. The average houshold will probably use between three GB and five GB a month. That’s around R150, which is a take-out meal for the family.

Spratt’s article is a little technical, but read it… its worth while.