Bandwidth metering ftl. With web 2.0 on the rise, and 3.0 and so on, transfer rates are on the rise. That's not even counting the advertisements that make up a large chunk of bandwidth for end-users. Now I get to pay to have adverts schlepped on me. Thank god im not with tm, or cox. Look at it like this, if you DL one HD movie off of xbox live, netflix, or whatever, that's 3-6 gigs right there. Hopefully consumers are smart enough to vote with their $. Sad for people with no choice. Every cable customer should call their provider, or write a hateful letter, I would.