[INFOGRAPHIC] Will there be Metered Internet Usage in the US?
If you have an Internet connection at home, you probably don’t think twice about streaming a video, uploading photos or sending email. Most consumers assume that with their monthly paid subscription, they have unlimited bandwidth. In reality, there has always been a silent bandwidth cap, however, most don’t surpass that limit.
As technologies advance, the amount of bandwidth applications take to access is increasing. More importantly, ISPs are lowering their bandwidth cap – some to 150GB in the US and 25GB in Canada! And as connections get faster, the cost per Mbps is getting lower but is your bill actually decreasing? Take a look at some interesting facts about what’s going on with bandwidth from your household.
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This is a post written and contributed by Angela Bartels.
Angela is a Racker that started in 2003, left in 2005 and returned in 2009 because she missed Rackspace so much. She is a content marketer that enjoys working on content to help educate the world about cloud computing. She's worked directly with customers in technical support, account management, product and now in marketing, she's passionate about finding new customers through compelling stories.
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