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Thread ID: 128485	2012-12-22 18:57:00	You think we are the only ones with Data Caps?	Digby (677)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1319808	2012-12-22 18:57:00	Here is a news link about Data Caps in the USA www.webpronews.com That senator thinks the USA is being left behind by Japan, Korea and France.	Digby (677)
1319809	2012-12-23 00:46:00	Dumb news, bandwith caps? No, data caps. Yes Perhaps they are being left behind with speeds capped at |X|mbits but their caps are massive, at least that's what they seem to be (esp compared to NZ) A friend of mine pays some $80 a month for TV+ 600GB of data and I think phone too. Apparently that is "quite expensive" (in the same way I'd say $120 a month is "quite expensice" for naked broadband here. Phone + TV + Huge data? Not NZ just yet, we can get the phone + some data ok though.	The Error Guy (14052)
1319810	2012-12-23 09:46:00	Dumb . . . " (in the same way I'd say $120 a month is "quite expensice" for naked broadband here . . . . . I would say it is hilarious, except for those paying that sort of Marx Bros prices . ;)	R2x1 (4628)
1319811	2012-12-23 10:27:00	You can get 500GB plans from Telecom now. If that's not enough for most people I don't know what is... Anyone with a brain knows America isn't as great and awesome as they like to tell everyone.	Agent_24 (57)
1319812	2012-12-23 21:06:00	Indeed, our household would probably use close to 100GB with general surfing on a "good" month (good meaning we used it a lot) however this is a new statistic since my sister has moved back to NZ (and subsequently calling her boyfriend/other friends via skype etc) Once that dies down I'm guessing we'll sit at around 60gb, maybe 80. It depends on what you download, a game from steam is about 15GB (unfortunately not zero rated by orcon anymore :( ) which in some households can chew through the data fast. As Agent said, I doubt any normal family could get through 500GB without hitting the torrents ;) Only time you *might* exceed that is if you were operating a server from home, but even when I was using our SSH box as a proxy the most I used was 100GB (50gb down/up) The issue in NZ isn't so much the size, but the cost. That being said, NZ doesn't offer a huge range of streaming services. The US has their netflix/hulu lot as well as google's expectation to sync to the cloud and stream your content from there. Even apple is heading that way. All that streaming adds up a lot, especially if you have a family/flat mates, 3-4 people streaming TV shows and movies daily is sure to clock up a bit of data. Part of the reason I probably won't get a Nexus 4 is because the onboard storage is so small since it's kind of assumed you'll get all the storage you need online, unfortunately in NZ that just ain't gonna work just yet.	The Error Guy (14052)
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