Internet data caps?

Splinter · October 28, 2024 at 9:45 AM

Is your home Internet service data capped? What I mean is, if you go above say, 1TB per month, do you get charged extra?

I've never known this happen with our ISPs in Argentina, but it is capped on mobile data.

I'll be writing an article on this subject, hence the question.

aficionado · October 28, 2024 at 10:49 AM

I doubt our home Argentina ISP is capped. I could look at the fine print. All our Argentina cellular plans have a limit, so when that is reached they stop working until the next month or I add an extra data package for a certain number of days.

Rice · October 28, 2024 at 11:59 AM

I don’t know about Oscar’s internet plan here n BsAs, so I can’t be helpful.

In the USA, we have unlimited usage on both internet and mobile phones. But the price is so high it seems they think EVERYONE is using their connection 24 hrs a day.

aficionado · August 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM

End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the online world will be retired in September

www.theguardian.com

Splinter · August 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM

Does anyone still use dial up?

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Still, a handful of consumers have continued to rely on internet services connected over telephone lines. In the U.S., according to Census Bureau data, an estimated 163,401 households were using dial-up alone to get online in 2023, representing just over 0.13% of all homes with internet subscriptions nationwide.
It's still used for some card payment terminals as well.

aficionado · August 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM

Many People who live rural USA do have access to cell service, or high speed wired service. Also some no-cell rural customers might have landline interest, but not wanting to pay $80-100 for the only landline (or long distance WiFi) service option available. They just need very occasional service for email and chat communication, and head into to town where there is always a library with decent free high speed internet.

Dialup 4 Less - Limited Dial-Up Internet Access Plan

Internet data caps?

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