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Originally Posted by PC_Arcade
A 40Gb cap is not unreasonable compared to some that exist, BUT bandwidth usage is INCREASING not DECREASING and to be capped to todays reasonable level is tomorrow's unreasonable level.
It will all have to be reviewed at some point when Ultra high bandwidth (VOD for example) become more common place, already any software I do buy is done electronically by downloading the package, this will only increase and IMHO the 40gb cap WILL become restrictive.
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Who's to say cap will stay as it is? As technology progresses packages progress with it, naturally.
By the time VOD is really widespread most likely DOCSIS 3 will be around and ready to rumble, which will be rather pleasant
Nothing stopping future caps being traffic sensitive - certain types of traffic being explicitly excluded or included, just a question of the required hardware being installed for deep application layer inspection of the data.
Likewise nothing stopping traffic shaping (eek swearword!!) being used in lieu of or as an accompanyment to more generous traffic limits.