It is a solution to monthly data caps, enabling solutions like Popcorn Time. As has been noted, if infrastructure exists to facilitate questionable solutions, t

It is a solution to monthly data caps, enabling solutions like Popcorn Time. As has been noted, if infrastructure exists to facilitate questionable solutions, then use-case pressures arise to persuade better solutions to larger problems. If people have enough bandwidth to serve their video-streaming interests, some solution will appear, persuading both local data infrastructure improvements and, say, Netflix warehousing data in NZ for more efficient use of across-the-ocean bandwidth. And speaking of across-the-ocean bandwidth: don't underestimate the bps of a freighter stuffed to the gills with MicroSD cards. https://xkcd.com/691/ https://xkcd.com/691/