Cable ISPs compare data caps to food menus: Don’t make us offer unlimited soup
Data plans compared to a "tasting menu, a buffet, or unlimited soup and salad."
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@arstechnica wtaf
@arstechnica Very bad analogy extra data does not cost much more beyond the infrastructre for a given band width.
Data overage fees are often predatory and harm low income users much more than […]
@arstechnica so in this horrible metaphor, running an ad blocker is necessary to stop the waiter from adding additional food to your order and then charging you for it
@arstechnica "The cable group argued that data-capped plans are a way for providers to distinguish their offerings from those of their competitors, which is beneficial for consumers."
You […]
@arstechnica This one simple trick could change their tune
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