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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
But you haven't explained how a faster connection will make you consume more data. Photon's analogy is right on. Getting a faster car doesn't necessarily mean you'll drive more, especially if your current car is already pretty fast. And a faster pipe doesn't mean you'll consume more. Now that I'm on the Warp plan I don't watch more movies, or torrent more music, than when I was on Extreme.
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Oh for the love...
I cap myself, or was going to before Shaw dropped it earlier this year. In December I started using Netflix. My monthly data consumption went from ~60GB to 130GB. Close to the same time, Shaw dropped the limit to 100GB. So yes, I will have to cap myself and monitor my usage (oh yay, another chore).
I want to use Netflix (and other streaming services) without having to worry about my data limits. More speed encourages me to try more services that consume even higher quantities of data. Stop thinking short term - this is a long term problem.
Our data consumption will rise rapidly (even if you don't torrent). Higher speeds will encourage higher consumption across the entire subscriber network. If the caps don't properly reflect a reasonable limit, we as consumers will get punished. The fact that Shaw's cable business is in direct competition with services like Netflix is telling - I give them zero room on this. If they don't treat their internet as a separate market, I will seek alternative services.
I'm happy with 15mbps. I gain nothing at all by having 25. I want more data overall - how is this hard to understand?