I noticed all broadband deals come with how fast the internet is and all mobile data deals come with how much internet can be used up. I am aware that the amount of broadband data for a household can be huge and 3G/4G speed can be less than perfect, but that does not mean those cannot be modified to specific consumers by the providers to my understanding.
So, what is the catch?
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Currently mobile data providers have limits in their wireless towers, kind of like when your shower has less water pressure when someone flushes the potty because you only have so much water. That’s why when a lot of people are in a single location that doesn’t normally have a lot of people, your phone doesn’t work very well. To compensate for the limits, mobile data providers make sure everyone uses less than a certain amount so there’s enough for everyone most of the time. Each provider is using the same types of wireless towers, since they are really expensive and complicated, so they pretty much all have the same speed for type of service (3G, 4G LTE, etc).
Broadband providers set the max speed that you get in your home based on how much total capacity their networks have to serve you and your neighbors, most of the time. Thinking about water again, if you have a big pipe, you can provide more water to more people most of the time than if you have a small pipe. If everyone flushes at once, your water pressure goes down, but I digress…
5G should make this less of an issue.
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