For the carriers it's not just about wanting to squeeze customers for more revenue (though it is also that).
Their networks are often provisioned under the assumption of super bursty traffic, where not all phones will be pulling at throughputs all the time. Laptop users will tend to use high throughput more consistently, and so be bad for their business model on the cost side.
Their networks are often provisioned under the assumption of super bursty traffic, where not all phones will be pulling at throughputs all the time. Laptop users will tend to use high throughput more consistently, and so be bad for their business model on the cost side.