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I don't live alone ;)

When I'm programming outside of work hours, my wife streams crappy TV shows... so a LOT!

Haha, but yes, I see your point. I guess if you had a few heavy Internet users, who all worked from home (or didn't have jobs) then I guess you could reach 1TB. I imagine that's the exception though.

Is asking people to pay for what they use really that uncommon of an idea in the States?




> Is asking people to pay for what they use really that uncommon of an idea in the States?

Not from the states but from a country without data caps on either mobile data or home: we do pay what we use, but not by the traffic. The pricing is done here by the speed you want to get your data or upload.


Ah, I guess that makes sense. We pay for both.

I literally pay to raise my Internet connection from a measly 5Mbps to 100Mbps (theoretical max) then I pay extra to increase my data allowance. I guess it comes down to how much access costs. I'm presently on unlimited data, max speed available and I'm looking at about $75USD/month.

EDIT: I should note that I'm with a budget ISP. Most charge more than what I'm paying.




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