(2007-09-24) Bray Flat Rate Data Bad

Tim Bray thinks a Flat-Rate for a Data Service (WiFi/Mobile) is a bad idea. Here's one problem: fixed-rate data plans. With those, once the TelCo has your money they really want you on the network as little as possible; there's no incentive to make it run faster or have better apps or lure you into using it more.