An ISP provides an internet connection. When it doesn't provide an internet connection and only provides a web service with some internet features it isn't upho

An ISP provides an internet connection. When it doesn't provide an internet connection and only provides a web service with some internet features it isn't upholding it's side of the contract or the advertising. This is far worse than any "speeds up to $x!" lie. And it's not just tor relays that use a lot of TCP sessions. Pretty much all distributed protocols are going to hold open a lot of TCP connections. This is not a bad thing and it isn't a heavy resource usage. It's normal. What's abnormal are wireless telco style restrictions being applied in contexts where there is no justification for them. Saying everyone who does more than use a browser should colocate at a DC is disconnected from reality.