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by w1ntermute 5859 days ago
Why is 3G bandwidth not just a simple metered service where everybody pays the same rate?

Because the vast majority of people don't use enough bandwidth to make that option more profitable for the telcos than their current setup, where people buy much more bandwidth (if you measure it as being the maximum throughput times the amount of time in a month) than they need.