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The FCC is still taking comments from the public about how much data you really use and what your experience with data caps is like.
The Federal Communications Commission is officially looking into broadband data caps and their impact on consumers. On Tuesday, the FCC approved a notice of inquiry to examine whether data caps harm consumers and competition, as well as why data caps persist “despite increased broadband needs” and the “technical ability to offer unlimited data plans,” as spotted earlier by Engadget.
Many internet plans come with a data cap that limits how much bandwidth you can use each month. If you go over the data cap, internet service providers will typically charge an extra fee or slow down your service. The FCC first started inviting consumers to comment on broadband data caps last June, hundreds of which you can now read on the agency’s website.
You can still share your experience with broadband data caps with the FCC through this form, which will ask for details about the name of your ISP, usage limits, and any challenges you’ve encountered due to the cap.
What’s more disgusting is that cell providers have data caps on tethering. Why the fuck it should matter if I’m using one device via another or how that’s even their business is beyond me. If I’m paying for data, just give me what I’m paying for. It shouldn’t matter how it’s distributed on my own private network/devices.
AT&T and T-Mobile both lost hundreds/thousands of dollars from me because I canceled due to this nonsense.
I remember experiencing that when I was in the US. Unlimited phone data is rare over here and I was having a blast with it in the US until I tethered my laptop with it to make videocalls to my ex. Two days later they send me a msg saying they will throttle my internet until next billing cycle, wth
If they let you use your phone for unlimited tethering, you have no incentive to also pay for their 5g home-wifi router.