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!
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.
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?