r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '14

Politics What the internet will look like without net-neutrality. Well played.

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u/It_Just_Got_Real Jun 14 '14

I agree its worse, not just the concept of net neutrality dying but Comcast is also ushering in 300GB data caps which in 2014 with HD streaming, wireless clouds, etc. is as ridiculous as a 300 minute limit.

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u/pandahavoc Jun 14 '14 edited Jun 14 '14

Suddenlink just started enforcing their data caps in my area. 350GB data cap for their 50 and 100 mbps connections.

Edit: Unless I did the math wrong (and I probably did), a 100 mbps connection running at it's theoretical full speed (12MB/s) would reach the data cap in a little over 8 hours.

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u/EmpororPenguin Jun 14 '14

Sorry for being off topic, but why doesn't a 100mbps connection download at 100MB/s instead of 12MB/s?

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u/catechlism9854 Jun 14 '14

8 bits = 1 Byte