data cap
Monthly gigabyte allowance
A data cap is a limit on how much data an internet or mobile plan allows within a billing period.
Exceed the cap and your provider may throttle your speed, charge overage fees, or cut service entirely.
We hit our data cap halfway through the month.
Unlimited plans advertise freedom from data caps, though some still throttle after heavy use.
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- throttlePower flow controller
- overageAmount beyond expected
- overage feePenalty for exceeding quota
- limitMaximum allowed extent
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