said by cepnot4me:The data caps are the result of Rogers realizing 2% of the users used 98% of the bandwidth.
Some people keep saying this and yet it doesn't even make sense. 2% of the user base cannot use 98% of the bandwidth. Even if these 2% all had 350 Mbps connections they still couldn't use up all of the bandwidth. The bandwidth on tap far far exceeds what 2% could consume.
said by cepnot4me: The caps are set to force customers to pick and choose the movies they download. (Let's face it, pirating movies was the catalyst for the caps.) as I was one of those, I must say it made sense. I downloading everything, watched half of it. Deleted the rest a few months later.
The caps are to discourage people actually using their connections and thus OTT video services and such and for the Canadian providers in Ontario in created an additional revenue stream. The comment in the brackets is nonsense. It didn't make sense but then again you don't know what you're talking about.
said by cepnot4me:However, now a days. With legit providers like Netflix, AppleTV, and even all the broadcasters putting their shows online for free VIA their website.
The purpose behind caps has changed, and should also reform in Rogers.
Actually the purpose hasn't changed at all. That won't happen. Keep dreaming.
said by cepnot4me:Which I believe is why Rogers and Bell are back to offering unlimited.
No, they're back to offering unlimited because they're losing customers to independent ISPs in fairly large numbers. It's called competition. Without the independent ISPs they wouldn't be offering unlimited options, but even then they do so with strings and gotchas.
said by cepnot4me:If only they'd do so with cellular plans.
From their perspective it doesn't make sense to do so. They want more money. Wireless networks are their massive cash cow.
said by cepnot4me:They are only stifling the growth of legal media services.
That's what they want.