How Will Consumers Use Faster Internet Speeds?

Re:How Will Consumers Use Faster Internet Speeds? by rabboRubble on Thursday December 31, 2015 @01:09AM (#10816465)

I won't be using faster internet speeds. At least I won't until I'm assured data caps are a thing of the past.

I "self-throttle" data speeds by opting for for the lowest tolerable internet service to keep me under my cap.

F@#$ing Comcast.

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Re:How Will Consumers Use Faster Internet Speeds? by Frqy3 on Thursday December 31, 2015 @06:44AM (#10817231)

Data caps are likely to become more prevalent with faster end user access pipes.

ISPs have been (similar to yourself) using the limited access speeds to self-throttle the data usage of customers to limit their aggregated backhaul costs.

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Re:How Will Consumers Use Faster Internet Speeds? by rabboRubble on Saturday January 02, 2016 @04:46PM (#10828109)

If data caps are to be more prevalent, I'd like to see ISPs regulated as a utility. If I use more power, or make more phone calls I'm happy to pay more for that use because the connection fees are equal between high and low demand consumers.

If I pay higher monthly connection costs for high speed access (the monthly service charge) and pay to actually use the service at the intended speed (additional fees generated by a data cap), I am being double billed for service.

Data caps in conjunction with a higher costs for high speed access are a predatory business model.

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