Scott YOur last point is the key: temporary. Ultimately, the money has to be paid so prices will go up for everyone. The tier pricing, in many ways, is a better solution for those who use the most (and abuse the most) will be paying their fair amount. The person that gets the shaft in non-tier pricing is the person who uses their connection sparingly, if at all. Sure, I am glad that Time-Warner did what it did for its customers; but I wouldn't be doing handstands either if I were one of their customers. There is no free lunch. When Christ calls me Home, I shall go with the gladness of a boy bounding away from school. Adoniram Judson, Missionary