Why do cell phones have a data limit but home internet doesn’t? I understand bandwidth limits, but how can home internet get away with giving users all the data they can use, but cell phone providers can’t?

  • Sigilos@ttrpg.network
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    7 days ago

    Not all home internet is unlimited. In many US rural areas, home internet connections have a monthly cap just like mobile networks do. A higher cap costs more, if it’s available at all.

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      And not all cell service is limited. I switched from cable to 5G fixed wireless, because I was tired of having a data cap. It’s faster and cheaper too.

    • sawdustprophet@midwest.social
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      In many US rural areas, home internet connections have a monthly cap

      And suburban, and urban. I’ve never lived anywhere that didn’t have a cap.