On 11/18/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Trevor Cordes</b> <<a href="mailto:trevor@tecnopolis.ca">trevor@tecnopolis.ca</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Two problems: 1) control; 2) cost. No matter how inexpensive, you're<br>still looking at adding $15-$25/month. When unfettered access to all<br>ports (within bandwidth usage limits) should be free, why spend $250<br>more per year? And if you migrate off your email/web/etc services to a
</blockquote><div><br>That level of control isn't worth $250/yr? If not, you should question your need for those extra features.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It's the loss of freedom that irks me so much. 10 years ago the 'Net<br>was touted as the "great equalizer", where every box on it was equal.</blockquote><div><br></div></div>Rule #1 of the networks -- "My network, my rules".
<br><br>I count myself in the crowd that does it all myself. Half is because I like it, half is because I derive income from it so it's worth it to me. But the ability to do it myself off my $40/month cable modem is a privilege, not a right. If I couldn't, I'd go back to renting a VPS for $30/mo, because it doesn't have to be done on my box.
<br><br>Sean<br><br>-- <br>Sean Walberg <<a href="mailto:sean@ertw.com">sean@ertw.com</a>> <a href="http://ertw.com/">http://ertw.com/</a>