• figaro@lemdro.id
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    7 days ago

    Honestly I don’t mind reasonable data caps. Like I get it, they don’t want someone torrenting 100tb of data in a day. That bogs things down.

    But with 4k streaming, downloading 100gb game updates on PS5, and YouTube basically constantly on in the background, I’ll hit the 1TB per month comcast limit in like 2 weeks. And that is just me, nevermind having any roommates at all.

    1TB just isn’t enough for the modern Internet.

    • Arcka@midwest.social
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      6 days ago

      Like I get it, they don’t want someone torrenting 100tb of data in a day. That bogs things down.

      No, that isn’t accurate and isn’t getting it.

      All the data caps today are for total cumulative quantity per billing cycle. That is not a reliable method for controlling what actually bogs things down, which is the bandwidth used at any moment (speed).

      Limiting bandwidth is also done by most ISPs today, but that’s not what this is asking to change. The data caps are exclusively a way to charge more.