Actually, the plans are designed to get as many subscribers as comfortable as possible on one gateway without bringing the whole network down. Each satellite and ground station has limited resources for people to use across the country. Compare that to a local internet provider that might just have a small server room 3 miles from your house for use by you and those in just a 10 mile radius.
Oh, and technically, your stream buffering problem is likely a latency issue, not a speed issue.
I just don't know why a 3/3 unlimited connection or similar would stress the network more than a small number of people on 25/3, and the rest on 1/1 or lower. It doesn't add up unless you want to incentivise purchasing tokens. Also the fact that the tokens are availalbe at all is proof that they have data to give!
It doesn't add up to you, because you clearly don't understand how satellite internet works and how a potential 75km round trip datalink plus provider delays impact congestion.
Speedgraphic wrote:Also the fact that the tokens are availalbe at all is proof that they have data to give!
Compared to the system impact of offering unlimited high speed data, token data purchased has very little. As well, people limit token data purchased due to cost.
Sure, a few people on a beam with a 3/3 unlimited plan might not impact much but......multiply that by hundreds, maybe thousands, then you're talking huge impact. Many would simply load up their download managers and download 24/7 all month long. Of course eventially it would cascade and 3/3 wouldn't be obtainable consistantly either.
