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> When you buy a personal Google Fiber plan, you're not paying for an unmetered 1Gbps upstream/downstream fiber connection. You're paying for an unmetered 1Gbps upstream/downstream connection for personal use.

"When you rent a car from Hertz, you're not paying for an unmetered vehicle to take you all around the region. You're paying for a vehicle to drive around in town and to and from the airport. It doesn't matter if this isn't mentioned in any of the advertising material or at the rental counter."

There's nothing special about server traffic. Bits are bits, and if you're advertising certain bitrate for a certain price, deliver that or advertise something else.




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