Data Cap of 1024 GB Per Month Is Too Low!!!
My household of just two people both with full time jobs went over our 1024 GB data cap last month by 64 GB, which led to an overage charge of $20. This is the first time it has happened to us. Most of our data usage has been automatic cloud backups of travel pictures and videos from recent weekend trips, Netflix and also Amazon Prime video streaming. Netflix uses about 3GB per hour for HD content. Amazon Prime uses 6.84 GB per hour for the "Best" video stream! If 1024 GB per month isn't enough for two people, how is it going to be enough for a family of four or more with kids streaming YouTube and Netflix on tablets every evening. 1024 / 30 days is only 34 GB per day. 34 GB is only about 5 hours of Amazon Prime video streaming. That would be easy to exceed in one night especially while surfing the internet or uploading some travel pictures and videos to Facebook. The data cap used to be 2048 GB (2 TB) earlier this year. They quietly reduced it to extract more money from all of their customers. Has anyone else run into this problem? I have a hard time believing that most modern households with kids and filled with internet connected devices can keep under the 1024GB limit.14KViews1like8Comments