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llama64 · 02-09-2011, 10:33 PM

I wonder if Shaw will realize that a 100GB cap on a 15 mbps connection is ridiculous - especially with the rise in video delivery services.

I get that they need to safeguard conjestion during peak times - but I really don't think data caps are the answer to this. And vastly overcharging for data overages is abusive (their data packs seem to be hitting a 30cent per GB target... why 2$ for overages?).

For the extreme package, I'd accept a return to the previous level (125GB) and a max hit of .5$ per GB.

I'd prefer that abusers just got throttled down till the start of the next billing cycle though... Maybe a combination of UBB + throttling. Course that is coming from a network health perspective, not a profit based perspective.

02-09-2011, 10:33 PM	#521
llama64 First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: /dev/null Exp:	I wonder if Shaw will realize that a 100GB cap on a 15 mbps connection is ridiculous - especially with the rise in video delivery services. I get that they need to safeguard conjestion during peak times - but I really don't think data caps are the answer to this. And vastly overcharging for data overages is abusive (their data packs seem to be hitting a 30cent per GB target... why 2$ for overages?). For the extreme package, I'd accept a return to the previous level (125GB) and a max hit of .5$ per GB. I'd prefer that abusers just got throttled down till the start of the next billing cycle though... Maybe a combination of UBB + throttling. Course that is coming from a network health perspective, not a profit based perspective.