IMO, the service providers love the fact that it's nearly impossible to keep track intuitively, how much data you've used. They're counting on it, I think - especially, they don't want you thinking too hard about #4 "how much will it cost" - they want you to just blithely go on downloading...and racking up huge extra charges.
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This is exactly the situation they want
IMO, the service providers love the fact that it's nearly impossible to keep track intuitively, how much data you've used. They're counting on it, I think - especially, they don't want you thinking too hard about #4 "how much will it cost" - they want you to just blithely go on downloading...and racking up huge extra charges.