Bloomberg Businessweek Article on "Data Hogs"

<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>

I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
has caused, and the solution:

"As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"

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SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>
> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
> has caused, and the solution:
>
> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"

Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
on the table.

News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>
>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>
>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>
>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>> on the table.
>>
>
>
> So STFU pig out, eh?

Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?

"Justin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>
>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>
>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks-it nearly tripled this year,
>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015-consumers will be
>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data
>>>> piglet?"
>>>
>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>> on the table.
>>
>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>
> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?

Maybe "yes," if it was the Foot-long, even though you did pay for it.

"Justin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>
>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>
>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks-it nearly tripled this year,
>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015-consumers will be
>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data
>>>> piglet?"
>>>
>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>> on the table.
>>
>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>
> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?

Maybe "yes," if it was the Foot-long, even though you did pay for it.

On 4/12/2011 2:00 PM, Justin wrote:
> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>
>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>
>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>
>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>> on the table.
>>>
>>
>>
>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>
> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?


Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for it"?

News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>
>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>
>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>
>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>> on the table.
>>
>
>
> So STFU pig out, eh?

Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?

On 4/12/2011 2:12 PM, Justin wrote:
> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>
>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>
>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>
>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>> on the table.
>>>
>>
>>
>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>
> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?

Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for
it"?

News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:47 -0400]:
> On 4/12/2011 2:00 PM, Justin wrote:
>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>>
>>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>>
>>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>>
>>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>>> on the table.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>>
>> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
>> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
>> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?
>
>
> Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for it"?

No, because that is an actual limited resource. Am I limited to only two
glasses of water a one shower per day? What if I have the runs and need to
flush the toilet 18 times that day? Do I get charged extra?

On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:47 -0400, News <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 4/12/2011 2:00 PM, Justin wrote:
>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>>
>>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>>
>>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>>
>>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>>> on the table.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>>
>> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
>> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
>> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?
>
>
>Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for it"?

Bad analogy. Try again.

--
Paul Miner

On 4/12/2011 2:21 PM, Paul Miner wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:47 -0400, News<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 4/12/2011 2:00 PM, Justin wrote:
>>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>>>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>>>
>>>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>>>> on the table.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>>>
>>> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
>>> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
>>> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?
>>
>>
>> Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for it"?
>
> Bad analogy. Try again.
>

Why not give it a try yourself. Make sure to be the apologist.

On 4/12/2011 2:14 PM, Justin wrote:
> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:47 -0400]:
>> On 4/12/2011 2:00 PM, Justin wrote:
>>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>>>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>>>
>>>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>>>> on the table.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>>>
>>> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
>>> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
>>> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?
>>
>>
>> Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for it"?
>
> No, because that is an actual limited resource. Am I limited to only two
> glasses of water a one shower per day? What if I have the runs and need to
> flush the toilet 18 times that day? Do I get charged extra?
>


And congesting a network with your wretched excessive downloading isn't?

Ever the apologist, eh skippy?

News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:31:49 -0400]:
> On 4/12/2011 2:14 PM, Justin wrote:
>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:47 -0400]:
>>> On 4/12/2011 2:00 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>>>>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>>>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>>>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>>>>> on the table.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>>>>
>>>> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
>>>> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
>>>> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for it"?
>>
>> No, because that is an actual limited resource. Am I limited to only two
>> glasses of water a one shower per day? What if I have the runs and need to
>> flush the toilet 18 times that day? Do I get charged extra?
>>
>
>
> And congesting a network with your wretched excessive downloading isn't?
>
> Ever the apologist, eh skippy?

Perhaps I should just pay my fee and not use it at all then? Is that
your solution?

If my cap is 5GB and I used 4.99 GB then by definition there is no excessive
downloading.

On 4/12/2011 2:33 PM, Justin wrote:
> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:31:49 -0400]:
>> On 4/12/2011 2:14 PM, Justin wrote:
>>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:47 -0400]:
>>>> On 4/12/2011 2:00 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>>>>>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>>>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>>>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>>>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>>>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>>>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>>>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>>>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>>>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>>>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>>>>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>>>>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>>>>>> on the table.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>>>>>
>>>>> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
>>>>> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
>>>>> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for it"?
>>>
>>> No, because that is an actual limited resource. Am I limited to only two
>>> glasses of water a one shower per day? What if I have the runs and need to
>>> flush the toilet 18 times that day? Do I get charged extra?
>>>
>>
>>
>> And congesting a network with your wretched excessive downloading isn't?
>>
>> Ever the apologist, eh skippy?
>
> Perhaps I should just pay my fee and not use it at all then? Is that
> your solution?
>
> If my cap is 5GB and I used 4.99 GB then by definition there is no excessive
> downloading.


Sure, skippy. And just how much of the 4.99G was "because I can"?

News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:38:14 -0400]:
> On 4/12/2011 2:33 PM, Justin wrote:
>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:31:49 -0400]:
>>> On 4/12/2011 2:14 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:47 -0400]:
>>>>> On 4/12/2011 2:00 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>>>> News wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:55:57 -0400]:
>>>>>>> On 4/12/2011 12:24 PM, Justin wrote:
>>>>>>>> SMS wrote on [Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:11:51 -0700]:
>>>>>>>>> <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216031355061.htm>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I liked this part, as it exemplifies the problem that "unlimited data"
>>>>>>>>> has caused, and the solution:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "As traffic increases on mobile networks—it nearly tripled this year,
>>>>>>>>> and Cisco expects it to grow twenty-sixfold by 2015—consumers will be
>>>>>>>>> forced to make smarter choices about how they use mobile data. Perhaps
>>>>>>>>> parents will be forced to download the toddler-pacifying Elmo videos at
>>>>>>>>> home rather than on-demand in the car. That's not a tragedy, it's what
>>>>>>>>> markets do. So the next time you hear a wireless executive complaining
>>>>>>>>> about data hogs, ask yourself: What's my reward for being a data piglet?"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Calling anyone on unlimited or who stays under whatever cap they
>>>>>>>> may have a data hog is specious. If I pay for 5GB of data on my cell
>>>>>>>> phone, any time I use less than that 5GB in a month I am leaving money
>>>>>>>> on the table.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So STFU pig out, eh?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not exactly, but calling someone a data hog for using what they are
>>>>>> paying for is BS. If they go over the cap fine, but do you get called
>>>>>> a sandwich hog for eating a whole 6" subway sandwich you paid for?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you leave the water running in your hotel room "because you paid for it"?
>>>>
>>>> No, because that is an actual limited resource. Am I limited to only two
>>>> glasses of water a one shower per day? What if I have the runs and need to
>>>> flush the toilet 18 times that day? Do I get charged extra?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And congesting a network with your wretched excessive downloading isn't?
>>>
>>> Ever the apologist, eh skippy?
>>
>> Perhaps I should just pay my fee and not use it at all then? Is that
>> your solution?
>>
>> If my cap is 5GB and I used 4.99 GB then by definition there is no excessive
>> downloading.
>
>
> Sure, skippy. And just how much of the 4.99G was "because I can"?

Irrelevant