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It seems that there's a problem with USA internet providers and their data caps, not with the device.

Why shouldn't my video device use, say, 10% of my available bandwidth if it improves user experience ? Americans already pay unreasonably high monopoly prices for their bandwith, and they aren't even allowed to use it?




As much as this is a problem with the business realities of the ISPs, there is no way you can say that this is not a problem of Amazon Fire Tv that you cannot turn this feature off. Come on!


My internet's unlimited. Not all Americans buy from nasty cable companies.


> Not all Americans buy from nasty cable companies.

Not all Americans live in a place where they have the luxury of choosing their ISP.


There's always a choice. It's like if I loved forests but decided to move to the desert, doesn't make any sense. That said, I won't argue there's some serious issues with ISPs in the US.




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