New York forces T-Mobile to remove 50GB cap that throttled low-income home internet users to 600Kbps

[DEMinSoCal]

If it go up, it will be only to pay for private jet executives having. Somehow I pay 10eur a month for unlimited internet on my phone and everyone's happy. 30 eur for fiber connection to my home. And my providers makes a lot of money.

You don't say what country you're in, but obviously most European countries are the size of one of our states. Much cheaper to cover the area of a napkin instead of a tablecloth.

 

[lna2000]

Since Democrats will be controlling The Senate and The House, companies in the U.S have realized that their days of blatant monopoly and consumer unfairness are over.

But watch YOUR rates increase with enacting this bill

 

[DEMinSoCal]

But watch YOUR rates increase with enacting this bill

I've watched MY rates increase under Trump. There are already fees added to practically every utility bill to fund the needy or the backwoods people who chose to live in the boonies but cry they don't have internet or phone.

 

[toooooot]

50GB per month. That would allow you to download GTA 6 in only 4 days.
It is barely enough to browse or watch videos at the lowest settings for
one person.

 

[toooooot]

But to think about it, how many low-income families live in that area? Given there are plenty of them using the same service, their speed can realistically fall below 25mb at busy times. So, they might have a much slower speed but at least the equipment throughput will be deciding their speed rather than Tmobile's policy

 

[DEMinSoCal]

But to think about it, how many low-income families live in that area? Given there are plenty of them using the same service, their speed can realistically fall below 25mb at busy times. So, they might have a much slower speed but at least the equipment throughput will be deciding their speed rather than Tmobile's policy

The difference is the policy was to purposefully drop the speed after 50GB. It was a policy. Long term speed guarantees? No provider guarantees consumer internet always be a certain speed...they advertise max and we all know at certain times of the day, it decreases due to demand.

 

[lostinlodos]

Data caps for broadband are still a thing in 2026?

It’s not broadband in the standard terminology, it’s cellular internet.