Why bandwidth limits on DSL
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:47 pm
I would like to learn why all the DSL service providers in Pakistan have placed data limits on DSL service. For example, most providers put a 1GB/month limit on basic 128kb service.
Is this a technical issue or is the consumer being ripped off?
I asked a computer guy at an American multinational how they deal with the data limit. His response: "Heck! the company wants to pay for it so who cares if we have to pay 5 times the monthly fee on over-limit charges. The idiots at the top think DSL is more secure than cable. Besides, it ain't coming out of my pocket."
If it is a marketing ploy then, at the very least, the service providers are guilty of violating the Monoply Control Act, and also free competition policy of the PTA.
Is this a technical issue or is the consumer being ripped off?
I asked a computer guy at an American multinational how they deal with the data limit. His response: "Heck! the company wants to pay for it so who cares if we have to pay 5 times the monthly fee on over-limit charges. The idiots at the top think DSL is more secure than cable. Besides, it ain't coming out of my pocket."
If it is a marketing ploy then, at the very least, the service providers are guilty of violating the Monoply Control Act, and also free competition policy of the PTA.