The Start of the Fall of Digital DL

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Just thought this was interesting as so many so called "tech" sites are reporting or blogging about the future of Digital Downloads, wonder how they think people are going to do it with this in the future... We know Comcast had been doing it under the radar, then in test areas... now AT&T is following suit along with other providers. Oh how nice it is to just drop in a blu-ray and watch it instantly, with no download limits, no extra costs, no overages. I love blu!

AT&T begins Internet Caps

Starting in November, AT&T will limit downloads to 20 gigabytes per month for users of their slowest DSL service, at 768 kilobits per second. The limit increases with the speed of the plan, up to 150 gigabytes per month at the 10 megabits-per-second level.

To exceed the limits, subscribers would need to download constantly at maximum speeds for more than 42 hours, depending on the tier. In practice, use of e-mail and the Web wouldn't take a subscriber anywhere near the limit, but streaming video services like the one Netflix Inc. offers could. For example, subscribers who get downloads of 3 megabits per second have a monthly cap of 60 gigabytes, which allows for the download of about 30 DVD-quality movies.

This will be eaten up so fast with HD quality downloads. Makes you wonder who's really paying more in the end... The disc lover or the controlled digital downloader. Its not going to be so cheap as they thought for the average Joe.