[Notary Sojac]

Actually, I think that I should have to "pay for my own Netflix".

I think everyone should pay for all the bandwidth they use, at the same price per unit of bandwidth regardless of what's being served up at the other end.

If a customer gets to watch all the HBO he wants for a flat rate per month, then the same deal should apply to Netflix.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Don’t confuse burst rates of transfer with sustained rates of transfer or with gross quantity of downloaded data demanded by the customer. Optimizing each one calls for different strategies.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

So you want the government to come in and regulate this? If you want to pay the full freight for your bandwidth, all you have to do is sign up for a business account. Then, you'll find out just how expensive this stuff actually is.

If a customer gets to watch all the HBO he wants for a flat rate per month, then the same deal should apply to Netflix.

Okay, but HBO doesn't rely on the networks of a 3rd party to deliver that to you.