Verizon Wireless, one of the largest phone networks in the U.S., has now (as of February 3rd) instituted bandwidth throttling. Only those customers who are among the top 5% of network traffic generators are allegedly affected, although the extent Verizon intends to slow down those connections - and whether users will be notified when it happens - remains cloudy. Some view bandwidth caps as a necessary practice to keep busy networks running best, while critics claim these caps lead to companies under building and delaying proper expansion of their network capacity.
→ More - Verizon Throttles iPhone Data Hogs (pcworld.com)
→ See also - What Is a Bandwidth Cap?
→ More - Verizon Throttles iPhone Data Hogs (pcworld.com)
→ See also - What Is a Bandwidth Cap?
Some view bandwidth caps as a necessary practice to keep busy networks running best.
Um, no. Only within a personal network. The ISPs are supposed to supply the best service and with the most date possible, but no its all about the money and restricting are last true freedom the Internet. Sure a cap should be used, but like at&t DSL the cap is 150Gbs. so instead of the wireless ISP’s 10Gb for $80 month, that is a monopoly they should along with every ISP and upgrade there infrastructures and put Americans to work doing it. The Internet is the best thing to ever happen. and we all need to fight for our right to education of information and protect our Internet data usage rights… and get our money hungry ISPs to fix there addiction of ignorance.
I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that Verizon is starting to really suck their customers dry. First they make this huge technological push towards smartphones; they all but make standard cellular phones extinct. They stop the r&d of standard phones and focus 98% of their effort into smartphones, so one almost has to buy a smartphone and pay for their expensive data package. Well…I want my BAG PHONE back! At first it wasn’t such a bad pill to swallow as they sweetened the deal by offering unlimited bandwidth and the ability to fully utilize that unlimited bandwidth through the use of mobile hotspots. Well now that they’ve got everyone hooked on smartphones they completely cut out the sweetness of the technology by capping bandwidth, of course one thing hasn’t changed. You guessed it! The PRICE.
I had planned to switch to Verizon DSL because my current ISP has started enforcing a bandwidth cap. I guess that is not going to happen now.