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> I find a 1Gbps plan with a 500GB data cap hilarious This is how I ended up paying the extra $20 a month for unlimited data. I had 1TB cap on a 1Gbps connecti
by donatj 4y ago
> I find a 1Gbps plan with a 500GB data cap hilarious
This is how I ended up paying the extra $20 a month for unlimited data. I had 1TB cap on a 1Gbps connection. My wifes friend who was unemployed and staying us would put Netflix shows on for ambiance all day as she wandered about the house (not even watching it!) - streaming 4k Netflix ate up serious data pretty quickly and I got quite a few overage charges.
It's just bizarre to me that we live in an age where "turn off the TV, it's costing me actual measurable amounts of money" is a real thing.
- uxcolumbo 4y agoWhat a waste. Did you mention it to her? Why not just put the radio on or at least don’t stream in 4k. I wonder how many are like her, just leaving it on all day for ambience and what the carbon footprint is.
- donatj 4y agoHonestly, she was on really hard times already and I didn’t want to make it worse. I looked for options within the app to disable 4K but couldn’t find anything, I ended up lowering my Netflix subscription to not include 4K but that didn’t kick in until the following month.
- uxcolumbo 4y agoAh ok so it was mental health related. Hope your friend gets better.