Why do cell phones have a data limit but home internet doesn’t? I understand bandwidth limits, but how can home internet get away with giving users all the data they can use, but cell phone providers can’t?

  • mvirts@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    My home Internet charges extra when I use more than 1 TB per month. Not sure but I think it’s metered both up and down.

    • Kaiyoto@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      I remember Comcast suddenly started enforcing a limit of about 1 TB some years ago when I had them. Realized it happened when I renewed my contract to get a lower price again for a promotional period. Apparently I agreed to a new contract or something that included the new limit. >:|