This inquiry would have never happened under a Republican administration because the FCC would be controlled 3-2 by them.
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OldCrypt on
Money. The answer to “why” a company does anything, is “money”….
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Broadband data caps? In this day and age? Who is buying that shit.
AmSoMad on
And you know the answer is “artificial scarcity” right?
It’s gotten SO CHEAP, to provide UNLIMITED DATA, at less than… $19 a month…
That it’s impossible for these companies to stay profitable (or, especially GROW INDEFINITELY), unless they start pricing internet access like a commodity. Internet is likes gas (except not), so we can ebb and flow the price based on activity.
But they’re running out of runway. We’re getting to the point where it’s SO CHEAP, and SO FAST, and SO AFFORDABLE, that even $1/day for an unlimited-data-plan is pushing the boundary.
If you pay $1/day for unlimited data, you’re still paying them 12x as much less as it costs them.
So yeah… $30/packs of frozen burritos, $15 Subway sandwiches, and $50 internet access are going to become remnants of history. You can only leverage and abuse your client-base for so long, before they start asking questions.
Irregular_Person on
If I used the internet speed I pay for, I could burn through my monthly data cap in 95 minutes. There are 43,830 minutes in a month. That means I’m allowed to use what I pay for no more than 0.2% of the time I pay for it.
previnder on
The FCC would have a heart attack if they knew how bad the situation is here in Sri Lanka.
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This inquiry would have never happened under a Republican administration because the FCC would be controlled 3-2 by them.
Vote blue no matter who!
Money. The answer to “why” a company does anything, is “money”….
Broadband data caps? In this day and age? Who is buying that shit.
And you know the answer is “artificial scarcity” right?
It’s gotten SO CHEAP, to provide UNLIMITED DATA, at less than… $19 a month…
That it’s impossible for these companies to stay profitable (or, especially GROW INDEFINITELY), unless they start pricing internet access like a commodity. Internet is likes gas (except not), so we can ebb and flow the price based on activity.
But they’re running out of runway. We’re getting to the point where it’s SO CHEAP, and SO FAST, and SO AFFORDABLE, that even $1/day for an unlimited-data-plan is pushing the boundary.
If you pay $1/day for unlimited data, you’re still paying them 12x as much less as it costs them.
So yeah… $30/packs of frozen burritos, $15 Subway sandwiches, and $50 internet access are going to become remnants of history. You can only leverage and abuse your client-base for so long, before they start asking questions.
If I used the internet speed I pay for, I could burn through my monthly data cap in 95 minutes. There are 43,830 minutes in a month. That means I’m allowed to use what I pay for no more than 0.2% of the time I pay for it.
The FCC would have a heart attack if they knew how bad the situation is here in Sri Lanka.