Re:The FCC wants to regulate broadband data caps again
by seanp2k2 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @11:26PM
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It's like the always-hilarious argument against universal healthcare, where people "don't want to pay for other peoples problems" without realizing that that's literally what they're doing with insurance, or indirectly via price increases due to non-paying customers at hospitals.
Re:The FCC wants to regulate broadband data caps again
by denton-scratch on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:05PM
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> It's like the always-hilarious argument against universal healthcare
Not really; I'm strongly in favour of universal healthcare. I would like it to be more universal, and better-funded.
Now, you mention insurance: are you advocating for an insurance market where everyone pays the same rate, regardless of their previous claim record? Because that's what you get if there are no data caps. In fact it's even worse with insurance, because there are many situations where you must have insurance by law; nobody's compelled by law to have an internet connection, let alone a contested one.
I have zero problem with caps. I use my connection mainly for text and HTML; to the extent that I download video, it's usually being forced on me by advertisers. I use a satellite dish and STB/PVR for most of my film and TV news requirements.
I don't want to share a cap-less contended channel with people who spend all day watching 4K movies on a 6"x3" device; and I certainly don't want to share the costs. It's like a vegetarian going to a restaurant with colleagues who all order T-bone steaks, and splitting the bill equally.
For what it's worth, I have a no-data smartphone contract, and capped FTTC to my home. Even the smartphone contract is abusive; I have it mainly to call a taxi, or to receive 2FA challenges over SMS (i.e. ultralite usage), and yet I still seem to use up my monthly budget every month.