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Most companies have overage charges you can elect to pay, instead of canceling your account. That would have been a good start. Others mentioned not pretendin
by wccrawford 15y ago
Most companies have overage charges you can elect to pay, instead of canceling your account. That would have been a good start.
Others mentioned not pretending to be unlimited. Actually charge for usage, instead. (I actually hope companies don't do this, as I'm WAY above the norm for usage.)
Another thing that some companies do is limit your speed once you hit the cap. That makes sure that you can do anything you -need- to, but can't go too much further over the cap.
- ryannielsen 15y agoReturning to a pay for usage model is a fine suggestion, and would make internet service much more like electric service. It is amusing to remember how people disparaged pay for usage models just over a decade ago, though. :-)
- nitrogen 15y agoThe two arguments I still see against pay-for-usage models: 1. ISPs will structure the rates so that everyone ends up paying more. 2. The early adopters and developers that push technology forward are often at the high end of bandwidth usage, and in exchange for bringing new technology to the masses, the masses should be okay with 0.1% of their bill paying for the early adopters' bandwidth.