@Hameiri
People had the needle of wireless stuck in their arms and the carriers thought people would keep paying to get their fix, and if the carrier made enough believable noise about overloading the system the carriers could charge more and cap lower.
I guess the carriers mis-read their customers. In stead of the customer just gritting their teeth and taking it (you know where) the customer has started mapping hot spots in their normal daily lives and use wireless only when they have to.
Since businesses have figured out that plugging a wifi router into their existing connection is a great way to attract customers I look forward to the number of hot spots growing.
The carriers figured they could cap and charge obscene fees for overage without taking into account the growing number of hot spots ... and I'll have two apple pies with that coffee. Thank you.
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