Why does this group have so much spam?

[Ethan Furman]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:01:54 -0400, Terry Reedy wrote:
> 
> 
>>ISP's price residential service based on average fixed cost and average
>>usage. Multiple homes using one connection push those averages up.
> 
> 
> Is that meant to be a problem?
> 
> When people buy more, the unit price they are paying falls, but the total 
> price they pay generally goes up. E.g. we've recently upgraded our 
> business link from AUD$150 per month for 60GB to $190 for 100GB. The per 
> GB price is less, but the total we pay is more -- and the ISP doesn't 
> have to do much extra work for that extra money.
> 
> 
> 

The difference is that you *upgraded* your service and so incurred a 
greater total cost.  If my neighbor lets the rest of the neighborhood 
use his wireless, while I do not, yet my prices go up because on average 
more usage is happening, I am paying more but not getting more.

~Ethan~