bandwidth cap

Transfer limit monthly

A bandwidth cap is a limit on how much data can be transferred over a network connection within a given period, typically imposed by internet service providers.

Once you hit the cap, your connection may slow dramatically or incur extra charges: We exceeded our bandwidth cap streaming movies and got throttled for the rest of the month.

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