I know that some users prefer those accounts however because they save a few bucks when signing up for limited accounts and since they only check emails and visit websites that’s all they need.

A leaked memo from Time Warner suggests that they will trial bandwidth caps meaning that users have to choose from a tiered structure that will certainly confuse normal customers especially when you consider that every user would have to keep track of the bandwidth already used to avoid being charged if he goes over the limit.

My personal opinion is that these tests will come to the conclusion that customers will not accept this tiered structure. It has become a way of life to access the Internet freely without having to look at bandwidth or time limits.

It does make perfectly sense from a companies point of view though. Users pick a bandwidth plan and one of two things will happen. Users remain below the allowed bandwidth which means that Time Warner is making more money because of the difference between paid for and used bandwidth.

The other scenario is that users will use more bandwidth than they paid for which would surely mean a heavy fine per Gigabyte that they exceeded their limit. Again, a win for Time Warner.

via Arstechnica

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