Why do broadband providers sell “internet speed” while mobile data providers sell “internet amount”?

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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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Both entities both care about speed and data limit. However, the general assumption is that you wouldn’t be downloading that much data on mobile vs home. So, the speed is what is advertised for home. You’re going to be downloading but look at how fast you can.

The fine print still has limits.

I pay for 1gb down. My data limit is still 6tb though.

I couldn’t hit that even if I had Netflix.
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