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gaines_wright
Tutor
7 years ago

Data limits

  Why are there data limits?     At first glance, data limits seem to make sense. at least for satellite systems, due to the high cost of putting a satellite in orbit, etc. OTOH I suspect that no o...
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mikef
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My piece of the pie seems to be getting smaller the further I get into my 2 yr contract. strange

maratsade wrote:

Data limits have to do with the nature of satellite internet.  A satellite's throughput has to be divided amongst the users and since the throuput is limited, caps must be established to assure everyone gets a piece of the pie. 

 

 

 

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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
7 years ago

mikef

 

As time goes on, things use more and more data.  Even if we went to the exact same websites and did the exact same activities every day, over time our data would be used more quickly.  It's the nature of the beast that is the internet.