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This (metered data) seems anti-thetical to google Google wants you to use the internet as much as possible. They want you to use google search, watch youtube

This (metered data) seems anti-thetical to google Google wants you to use the internet as much as possible. They want you to use google search, watch youtube videos, check gmail, write google documents. Now you're discouraged from doing all those things due to metered data. The Business Model of Google Fi seems extremely short sighted, ----- For context: I'm using metroPCS with a nexus 5. I get Unlimited 4G on T-Mobile's network for $60/month. They Offer lower amounts of data (ex: 5 GB) for $50 per month but after 5 GB you just get 3G data.

profmonocle 12y ago
From what I've been told, Sprint and T-Mobile charge MVNOs (networks using their infrastructure) by the byte. Google can't offer unlimited data without running their own network or taking big losses on customers that use a lot of data. There are no data caps on Google Fiber, so they seem to realize that caps aren't effective for managing congestion. But for now they have to play along with the big networks' models.