Metered Internet.

June 6, 2008 · Filed Under Tech

It seems like Time Warner has officially decided to test metered internet in Beaumont, Texas. For those of you who don’t know…people “use” a certain amount of internet every day that could be measured just like your phone minutes. Time Warner is planning on putting limits on the amount of internet you use and charge you if you go over. They are going to have different options or packages, the 5gb bandwidth cap, 200gb and 40gb; there will probably be some in-betweens too. If you are a person who downloads a lot of “stuff” then you could just imagine how quick 5gb would go in a month. Not to mention that these bandwidth caps include upload too. The reason they are doing this is because certain people use more internet than others and it seems unfair that they all pay the same price and suffer the bandwidth speed. This is just a test in little old Texas that might come true for the whole nation if it works out well. This is going to be a really bad idea since it will make Internet less accessible to lower class people and would limit their capabilities in things they could do. I hope no one follows and that they take this odd plan off from Beaumont.

Source: TheRegister.co.uk

Tags: Internet, ISP, Time Warner Cable