No it isn't. I just checked my Cox internet usage and for the month (just finished), I used 200GB of data. We don't have cable, so every night we are watching Hulu+ and Netflix and during the day I stream some stuff as well, but mostly it's at night. A 16GB cap for home internet would be a joke. https://support.netflix.com/en/node/87 1-2.8GB/hour when streaming in HD.
WOW I had to re-read that. I thought it said 16gb/s for 90$/mo and I thought, that's sounds good to me. I didn't realize it was a data cap until you commented.
I see. So you want infinite bandwidth for free and would require a carrier to spend an absurd sum of money to do so? You can't say there isn't another option.
Nobody has a gun to your head making you buy internet from Comcast or stream video from Netflix. $1 is a bargain, and 16G will let you stream all the music you want and browse the WWW and buy/update your software. Obviously you feel the value you are getting is worth paying for.
I said nothing about what I pay or had any complaint about my service. My only point was $90 for 16GB is a joke. And 16GB as a data cap for home internet is a joke.
I'm more than willing to pay for better speed but data caps are ridiculous. They are just trying to make more $$$ for something that has always been unlimited and they know now that the speeds are getting faster and more things rely on the internet people will use more and more. http://www.techhive.com/article/205...ants-to-nix-all-you-can-eat-data-buffets.html
You are comparing the cost of very expensive wireless infrastructure with a wired outside plant. It would be like saying to speed up cable modem, they have to re-pull every single cable. When they do upgrade or build out something like 4G, they have to replace or add gear at every cell tower location. I'm quite sure Verizon or the others would prefer to go unlisted, but the cost would be a huge loss for them. The carriers that do offer unlimited 4G data are awful. Even the ones that meter have problems - like at NFL stadiums where they get 50,000 people trying to get score updates using data all at the same time.
