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> I know that ISPs oversell. That’s fair and reasonable. No ISP would build out their network as though every customer were using 100% capacity 24x7. The degree
by thanksgiving 3y ago
> I know that ISPs oversell. That’s fair and reasonable. No ISP would build out their network as though every customer were using 100% capacity 24x7. The degree of overselling we see today with ridiculously low data caps is just obscene.
My conspiracy theory is this is NOT overselling or over subscription but a coordinated attempt to shape consumer behavior away from online streaming toward their own offering that is not subject to the data cap such as cable television.
How come frontier does not have data caps but Comcast Xfinity does? Why does Comcast Xfinity not have data caps specifically where they have competitors? This is not anything official, just a thought.
- kstrauser 3y agoI don’t think that’s much of a conspiracy. See “zero rating”: “you pay to stream from those mean leeches at Netflix, but our wonderful service doesn’t count against you!”