• WhiplashPost@programming.dev
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    10 hours ago

    Technically under the most private way of doing things we could just lump all traffic from a geographical area into one and not let them know who is who. So then they wouldn’t even know how much bandwidth you used. They also wouldn’t be able to do seperate “plans” it would just be you paying a flat rate for access to the same internet connection everyone else uses.

    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
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      10 hours ago

      I’m not sure if that would be the most equitable solution either as what would prevent Netflix or YouTube from setting their servers up in your geographical region and consuming all your bandwidth for their own profit while only paying the same rate that you do? It could also be challenging for rural regions as they’ll have a lot fewer people sharing the cost of the infrastructure over a large area.