Time Warner's bandwidth overage charges spread to more areas
Four new cities will be introduced to the pay-for-more internet pricing model.
In the battle between flat-rate internet service and bandwidth-limited access, the former has been dealt another blow.
Time Warner Cable, after launching an experimental trial, has revealed that it will be bringing its pay-for-overage plan to four additional, yet-to-be-revealed markets. The plan, which up until now saw 40 gigabytes as its highest limit, may now offer a higher tier as well as a much more modest sub-five-gigabyte plan.
Time Warner isn't the only service provider looking to place caps on its broadband subscribers, but it was the first to suggest charging you for going over those limits.
The plan may be working exactly as hoped, however, as the company seems confident enough to expand its plan beyond the "experimental" phase and on to broader application.
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Stephen Schenck (2:14 AM on Sun Feb 8, 2009)
Here's to hoping that Verizon doesn't follow along in kind. I've had both its DSL and FiOS, and I've always been able to pull my full bandwidth for as long as I want to. I can get 96-99% of my 20Mbps connection for at least ten hours straight with the fiber hookup I have now. If Verizon ever started capping, I'd leave it for an ISP like Speakeasy, even if it costs more.