It's funny how much more sense this made on old-fashioned dial-up connections. Back then, as far as I remember, there was no data limit as such. The only thing

It's funny how much more sense this made on old-fashioned dial-up connections. Back then, as far as I remember, there was no data limit as such. The only thing that counted was connection time. Rather than sitting there reading something while generating ticks, you could better download much of the site and disconnect. An old form of rush to idle.