I feel that there should be no speed limit via cable modems. The ISP's should make higher bandwidth available to the home user. This may actually keep customers honest. A lot of hackers do their evil because this higher bandwidth is normally unattainable, which makes it an attractive taboo. In an era of 3.0 Ghz P4's and Athlon XP's, internet access speeds need to come out of the dark ages for the average consumer, at a price point that is feasible. The current industry infrastructure can presently provide much more bandwidth.

Telco and cable giants unconscienable rates for T-3 or higher bandwidth is as immoral as any attempts to steal their services. If THEY charged more ethical fees they could make VERY good profits based on a much broader customer base.

We should get what we pay for, but no one should get a free ride either.

PS: I work for Verizon

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