alt Hacker NewsWhy are ISPs apparently limiting some plans to just 1 GB of data? That's not nearly enough for 2025.
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Because some people do not waste money?. I pay 1€ for 1GB of data. Most of the time I use 0MB. Germany.
If it did not take 1 day to activate I would cancel every month and only pay when I actually have a need.
Lack of real market choice for consumers.
They are low-cost plans. I pay $7 a month for a plan with 1GB data and unlimited text and calls and really appreciate having that option, since I'm on wifi 99% of the time.
I get 120GB a month 'fair use' on my 20 euro a month plan here in Ireland. If I exceed that, my speed is slowed down, but internet continues to work. In other words, its not something I need to think about. These kinds of plans seem to be ubiquitous everywhere in the world now - with the exception of the USA, Canada and Australia / New Zealand.
For mobile data, if you have access to immobile data at home and work, 1GB is reasonable if you're not streaming while you're out.
If it's 1GB hard cap, you might have some bad months, but 1GB fast data and unlimited slow data is totally doable.