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Re:What Xfinity Internet Data Usage Plans will Comcast be La... by sliverstorm on Thursday November 20, 2014 @08:40PM (#8639342)
It's videos and bulk photos that rip through data, not hacker software and HTML forums. At $1/GB, your kid can browse forums all night for a nickle.

Not to mention, electricity has always been usage-based. Heck, a modern desktop PC probably burns through a nickle or two as he browses as well!

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Re:What Xfinity Internet Data Usage Plans will Comcast be La... by tommccabe on Thursday November 20, 2014 @08:39PM (#8639337)
People had to pay long distance fees to call long distance BBSes once. Plenty of power users and hackers came out of that generation.
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Re:What Xfinity Internet Data Usage Plans will Comcast be La... by spullara on Friday November 21, 2014 @01:10AM (#8640061)
There may have been some, let's say workarounds, the long distance charges.
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