Net Neutrality and the New(?) ISP Pricing

[Saul]

Tell me if this is new or not. I swear this is new.

http://www.att.com/shop/internet/internet-service.html

Read the fine print.

Internet price includes 150GB of data/mo. Additional $10 charge per each 50GB of data usage in excess of data plan. U-verse Internet price includes 250GB of data/mo. For more information, go to www.att.com/internet-usage.

This is for HOME internet! Is this the shape of things to come? Gamers, Chromecasters, and YouTube users beware! Even browsing gifs on Tumblr is going to be expensive!

 

[Fat Possum]

That's not new. When I had U-verse a few years back they had that extra 50 GB/$10 policy, too. That was in 2011-2012ish.

 

[Saul]

Bah, maybe I'm just paranoid. I was looking for new ISP's today and was like

 

[Fat Possum]

Yeah, I remember being surprised at the time, but I don't think I ever came close to the cap.

I think, like cell carriers, you can call and ask them to text/phone/e-mail you an alert if you get close, too. But maybe that's just me bein' optimistic and misremembering.

 

[Logan]

Yeah, I remember being surprised at the time, but I don't think I ever came close to the cap.

I think, like cell carriers, you can call and ask them to text/phone/e-mail you an alert if you get close, too. But maybe that's just me bein' optimistic and misremembering.

Nop, they do that. I used to have U-Verse as well, and can vouch that I too never came close to going over the limit. Their service actually wasn't too bad, irrc.

 

[Loco]

My service is shitty, but my roommate probably logs a few dozen hours of Destiny every month and I haven't hit the cap yet, so....