Who the fuck cares about 10Gbit/s? With data caps, there is nothing I am downloading on a mobile device that is perceptibly faster than downloading it at 1/1000 of that speed
This isn’t about 10gbps which is the point. It’s also not really about mobile. The packages they are offering are mostly cable connections (with a side of mobile).
Who the fuck cares about 10Gbit/s? With data caps, there is nothing I am downloading on a mobile device that is perceptibly faster than downloading it at 1/1000 of that speed
Imagine having data caps in 2024
And this a problem only in the monopolistic culture of the US. I can’t name a single EU State with broadband data cap.
Uhh… Germany would like to have a word
Most carriers do offer some uncapped plan, I think, but it’s expensive and not the default
I am talking about landline providers.
Ah. Well the first comment in this chain talked about mobile devices, so I was assuming we were talking about mobile data plans
Portugal.
Imagine it? Living it.
I can get rid of mine…
For an extra $50/month
I have 8/8 gbps with no caps… quantum fiber (lumen, CenturyLink). The speed is amazing.
What’s “quantum” about it?
Its cost
$185? It’s not that expensive for 8/8 IMO… 1gig cable is like $300
Sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t, but you only know when you check and go to use it.
That’s the name of the company. https://www.quantumfiber.com/ It’s owned/operated by Lumen/Centurylink.
fibers carry light particles I guess
The electrons.
This isn’t about 10gbps which is the point. It’s also not really about mobile. The packages they are offering are mostly cable connections (with a side of mobile).
Holy shit I thought data caps died in the mid 2000s. Why is the US allowing ISPs get away with this nonsense?
Because we apparently love A-B testing our government.
Money. The answer is always money.
The point is for dense areas, so theres enough bandwidth to share
No one needs 100Mbps on their mobile data 99% of the time.
10th generation, not 10gbps download speed.