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The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still exist
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Internet providers tried to implement data caps in my country but it got shot down, its sad you guys have to put up with that nonsense
What's more disgusting is that cell providers have data caps on tethering. Why the fuck it should matter if I'm using one device via another or how that's even their business is beyond me. If I'm paying for data, just give me what I'm paying for. It shouldn't matter how it's distributed on my own private network/devices.
AT&T and T-Mobile both lost hundreds/thousands of dollars from me because I canceled due to this nonsense.
I remember experiencing that when I was in the US. Unlimited phone data is rare over here and I was having a blast with it in the US until I tethered my laptop with it to make videocalls to my ex. Two days later they send me a msg saying they will throttle my internet until next billing cycle, wth
If they let you use your phone for unlimited tethering, you have no incentive to also pay for their 5g home-wifi router.
when i lived in Bangkok I had to pay for each local wifi IP from the standard router in my apartment which i had to buy from them in order to use a 4G internet subscription service.
It's even more ridiculous than the OP ridiculous greed shittification.
I pay (converted) USD20 for 600Mb download, 300Mb upload, completely unlimited