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Originally Posted by MJM
The service is going backwards due to the blatant abuse of technology by society. Most people won't even know these charges exists, and will never be hit with them because most people don't sit their illegally downloading 6-7 movies in HD everyday.
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A couple of years ago that would be true, but more legal content is available online now, and that is obviously growing. Netflix is the big one, but Apple also offers movies and TV episodes for download or streaming. It is quite conceivable that, if someone is using their internet connection as their primary source of entertainment, they would have no trouble hitting their 60 GB cap (which is what most people have).
The caps aren't to stop torrenters from using up all of the bandwidth, it is to prevent people from getting to like internet-delivered entertainment so much that it starts (or continues to) make a dent in the traditional cable and broadcasting businesses. I guess that's what happens when the broadcaster, the cable company, and the ISP are all the same company (as is the case with Bell, Rogers, and Shaw).