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So to everyone who is scoffing saying it's really hard to hit caps like this, just look at my example - 2 people, "normal" usage, hitting over 100GB/month easily. I was actually pretty surprised that we had gone that high. Unless you are paying attention just normal usage could get you into trouble if you have caps.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110701/23392814939/google-tried-bidding-geeky-numbers-nortel-patents-how-about-314159-billion.shtml#c429 Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:30:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110701/23392814939/google-tried-bidding-geeky-numbers-nortel-patents-how-about-314159-billion.shtml#c429 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110525/23091614439/disney-withdraws-trademark-app-seal-team-6.shtml#c46 Thu, 26 May 2011 17:11:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110525/23091614439/disney-withdraws-trademark-app-seal-team-6.shtml#c46 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110525/15495314435/justice-department-threatens-to-ban-flights-out-texas-if-texas-makes-tsa-groping-illegal.shtml#c539 Thu, 26 May 2011 11:51:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110525/15495314435/justice-department-threatens-to-ban-flights-out-texas-if-texas-makes-tsa-groping-illegal.shtml#c539 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110421/10431413988/weird-al-denied-permission-to-parody-lady-gaga-releases-new-song-free-anyway.shtml#c435 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:10:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110421/10431413988/weird-al-denied-permission-to-parody-lady-gaga-releases-new-song-free-anyway.shtml#c435 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110324/03525813609/geohot-goes-vacation-sony-accuses-him-fleeing-legal-action.shtml#c738 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:27:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110324/03525813609/geohot-goes-vacation-sony-accuses-him-fleeing-legal-action.shtml#c738 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110316/17202813521/mom-sues-preschool-claiming-it-didnt-prepare-her-4-year-old-ivy-leagues.shtml#c378 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:57:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110316/17202813521/mom-sues-preschool-claiming-it-didnt-prepare-her-4-year-old-ivy-leagues.shtml#c378 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110307/04293513383/new-hampshire-police-charge-man-with-wiretapping-because-he-made-phone-call-during-traffic-stop.shtml#c149 Wed, 9 Mar 2011 08:48:49 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110307/04293513383/new-hampshire-police-charge-man-with-wiretapping-because-he-made-phone-call-during-traffic-stop.shtml#c149 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110221/14490613193/chris-dodd-breaking-promise-not-to-become-lobbyist-just-weeks-after-leaving-senate-joining-mpaa-as-top-lobbyist.shtml#c491 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:39:36 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110221/14490613193/chris-dodd-breaking-promise-not-to-become-lobbyist-just-weeks-after-leaving-senate-joining-mpaa-as-top-lobbyist.shtml#c491 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110202/04054012923/perfect-10-aiming-to-lose-yet-again-sues-megaupload.shtml#c96 Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:46:37 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110202/04054012923/perfect-10-aiming-to-lose-yet-again-sues-megaupload.shtml#c96 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110126/03422412830/bill-introduced-to-require-bogus-warnings-video-games.shtml#c395 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:39:43 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110126/03422412830/bill-introduced-to-require-bogus-warnings-video-games.shtml#c395
(gotta love Jim Gaffigan!)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110114/17181812687/82-year-old-cancer-survivor-demands-apology-airport-security-over-screening.shtml#c567 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:35:54 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110114/17181812687/82-year-old-cancer-survivor-demands-apology-airport-security-over-screening.shtml#c567 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110114/11010112671/redbox-realizing-that-caving-to-hollywood-28-day-delay-was-bad-idea.shtml#c270 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:12:25 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110114/11010112671/redbox-realizing-that-caving-to-hollywood-28-day-delay-was-bad-idea.shtml#c270
/sarcasm

For Redbox this was a really bad idea, as most of their business will be people wanting the new releases. For Netflix it's not that big of a deal for most people as their queues are so long (or at least mine is) that they rarely get a new movie until well after a month anyway.]]>