• Banzai51@midwest.social
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    6 days ago

    But bandwidth is only limited in points in time, not usage over a month. Makes sense to limit in times of congestion, but not outside that. That is the OP’s point.

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      6 days ago

      When limiting is required, because many people are using the same network, limiting those who have already used the most seems fair.

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        3 days ago

        Does it?

        user A uses their full bandwidth from 2am-4am when the network is empty then watches a 720p video at 5pm (or whenever the networks peak is).

        User B watches an 8k video at 5pm and nothing at any other time.

        UserB clearly contributes to congestion on the network more than user A despite user A using more data. Furthermore throttling user A does less to resolve the congestion than throttling user B.

        IMO If the network needs to throttle then the people the most data at that instant in time need to be throttled and the network needs to start upgrading its infrastructure or amending its marketing materials.

        Really the current internet model is a little weird, it should be pay to use with on and off peak hours the same as other utilities, and throttling should be seen as a major failure that needs immediate attention.

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          3 days ago

          Throttling everyone equally during times of congestion is also fair in its own way. I’d be okay with that.