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by zuuow 2506 days ago
Hot take: I watch almost no HD video, and I practically don't download anything. Why should I have to pay the same money than someone who spends all day streaming 4K Netflix from 5 screens?

"Just buy a lower speed" is not feasible since ISPs keep pushing the lower speed that you can get higher and higher. Overselling. If all you get is fibre, here the minimum is usually 100 Mbps, which I evidently don't need. Same about data caps in mobile connections.
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jasonvorhe 2506 days ago
Because that's how flat rates work: Everyone pairs the same price for the same product and the losses due to bad actors or power users are caught by the majority of users who don't use the product that much.

Gym memberships work the same way.

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criddell 2506 days ago
> Same about data caps in mobile connections.

I use Google Fi which has no data caps. It costs $10 per GB.

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