reading this article from DL this seems dangerous.
I am hoping vzw is not gonna throttle people to make an extra buck. Now if you burning through 25 gigs a month and you get throttled i have no problem with them charging you extra . But If you are at 2 or 3 gig and your data is slow as molasses and now you have to pay a fee because the "network is bogged down". I dont know but if this becomes public on verizon website I am going to ask question and want answers.
[h=2]Verizon To Introduce API Allowing For Customers To ‘Turbo Boost’ Their Bandwidth[/h] by: Tim-o-tato | posted 11.04.11 | News
Imagine you are video chatting with friends or relatives and you start to feel your connection become laggy and the video turns choppy. Don’t you wish there was a button you could press to make all of those slow network issues disappear when it matters most? Verizon is looking to launch an API that will do just that. Every time you want to see a boost in data speed/connection, simply pay a small fee and press the turbo button on your screen. The pay-per-use system will then give your device “priority” at times when Verizon’s network is congested.
To make this work, Verizon is said to be publishing a “network optimization API” around the third quarter of next year that app developers will need to use in order for it to work with their apps. Would this service be something anyone would be willing to pay for? There are no mentions of price, but how much could it possibly be? Maybe $5 every time you want to be Verizon’s number one priority? Weigh in down below.
Via: PC Mag
I am hoping vzw is not gonna throttle people to make an extra buck. Now if you burning through 25 gigs a month and you get throttled i have no problem with them charging you extra . But If you are at 2 or 3 gig and your data is slow as molasses and now you have to pay a fee because the "network is bogged down". I dont know but if this becomes public on verizon website I am going to ask question and want answers.