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josephcsible on Nov 28, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hetzner cuts traffic on US VPSs, raises prices

For speed that's how it works, but not for data caps.

heraldgeezer on Nov 28, 2024 [–]

"data caps" aren't real though from a networking perspective. A router or switch will push packets at line rate speed, not based on the total amount of storage or cap.

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