It turns out data caps are much easier to explain than you think.<\/p>\n
A US cable company has put the matter to rest by explaining to the Federal Communications Commission\u00a0that its customers shouldn’t get unlimited data because using the Internet is “just like eating Oreos,” reports ArsTechnica<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n “You have to pay extra for double-stuffed,”\u00a0Mediacom Senior VP and General Counsel Joseph Young wrote in a\u00a0filing with the FCC<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0last week.<\/p>\n Imagine you are out for a walk and experience a sudden, irresistible craving for Oreo cookies.<\/p>\n You only want to spend two dollars, which means that you will be able to buy a two-pack or maybe even a four-pack but for sure you cannot get the family size of over 40 cookies.<\/p>\n For that many, you have to spend more. Of course, it would be nice if your two dollars bought you the right to eat an unlimited number of cookies, but you know that is not the way our economy works.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In short, Young points out that in most industries you get what you pay for.<\/p>\n “Some people think that ISPs should be the exception and run their businesses like an all-you-can-eat buffet.”<\/p>\n Do we demand too much of our ISPs and data caps? Let us know in the comments below and in our forums.<\/strong><\/p>\n The best graphics cards you can buy for under R2,500<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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