Random ideas on how to improve "selling internet"

In the UK almost all service providers have limits on the amount of data downloaded by the client. In most cases you would have to pay extra if the limit has been breached. Anyway, I came up with a brilliant idea. How about if the ISP-s would sell internet access by GigaByte (GB) rather then time period?

Hereby, if anyone does not use this method yet (except the mobile broadband providers), I declare this idea as mine and no-one should be using it without my permission. Anyway, the idea is simple, no Monthly Contracts but you pay per GB used. Now, many people will complain: "oh, this does not set limits to the bills", well, it does! Simply, this kind of internet service can be provided only on a certain bandwidth and the maximum amount payable can be calculated easily. Sure, you can pay monthly but the idea is to separate both type of users, the ones that only use couple MB per day or the people like me, who download/upload full linux distros and certain other software (while developing) on a daily basis. Sure, you should be able to select the speed for downloading separately (might end up with bigger bills).

Anyway, these days it seems, that big broadband companies and ISP-s are earning billions by using the stupidity of the "average" people by offering them services they never use to the full extent. Anyway, I'm fairly sure, if all people owning a bradband or cable connection would use the service to the limits, the service providers would go simply bankrupt. Why? Simply, because they offer their services relying on people, who don't know anything about the systems and terms and fall for the "bigger is better" fantasy, that exists in this industry.

Another interesting read on this topic is here: BBC and ISPs clash over iPlayer

Hereby, I started a new venture by providing Internet to my neighbors. We share the costs and have our own private network set up.