Ask HN: How to monetize a highspeed Internet connection?

4 points·shanebellone··4 comments

Morning HN,

I'm getting fiber Internet installed next week. It offers 1gbps up + down with no caps for $60/m.

I saw an article about apps that pay about $0.20 per GB of bandwidth which makes the fiber connection worth (a hypothetical) $12/min.

Has anyone attempted monetizing their Internet connection for passive revenue with a similar method? If so, please share your story.

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I haven't because it violates my EULA, and probably just about every other residential EULA.

(I am assuming you are talking about a residential fiber Internet link, due to your description.)

Most probably. However, it's still an interesting concept.

If homes are resources (e.g., providing shelter, building wealth, etc.), then monetizing those resources makes sense. The utility of a home is packaged as a rental. The utility of the sun can be captured and sold with solar panels atop that house.

Fiber is also a resource. Symmetrical 1GBPS transfer speeds without a bandwidth cap is also unusual. There must be some arbitrage opportunity here.

If you can find someone, or some company, foolish enough to pay $12/min for a commodity they can buy for the same price you did, or less, hats off to you.

$12/minute isn't achievable. It's just the theoretical cap assuming maximum demand and $0.20/GB of transfer.

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