Pay Per Gig coming to an internets near you?

We have pay per everything these days. Pay per view movies, Cell phones, and now the internet. And with all of them, it’s usually not cheap. Time Warner is currently testing out this service in selected areas of Texas. 5 10 20 and 40GB of bandwidth are your options. And were guessing it’s not gonna be cheap for anyone. If this were to happen it would be a huge hit to all streaming services such as last.fm and now iTunes movie service. While this isn’t anything thats brand new; Bell Comm. of Canada is currently using a pay per gig system similar to the one here. It doesn’t seem to be catching on. To me, this seems to be a huge step backwards and reminds me of the Dial-up era.( Limited use at ridiculously high prices)


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  • Kursancew

    I believe this is an option for people who don’t want contractual ties. I made good use of this kind of service while I was living in Europe during 4 months, its expensive but does not tie me to a 2 year contract. As for general home use, this sucks.