whats limited internet mean?

[Fathered]

My friend has what he calls and says is "Limited internet" where he can only download a certain amount of things (like ex. 20 GB). He says his internet speed is fine but he has limited internet.


Can anyone explain this to me how u can have a cap on how much you can download?
He says it why he can't download games from anywhere

[DeMoNsLaYeR575]

that is just how his ISP set up his internet

[Skillz]

Some internet service providers can limit the amount you download based on how much you pay. They can do this either by just cutting you off when you reach your monthly limit, but usually they just have extra charges.

One system I know of would charge you for an additional set amount after you exceed your allowed amount. Say, for example, you downloaded some big files and browsed the internet a lot and reached 30 gigabytes in 3 weeks out of the four for which you are paying. You will then be charged for another 5 gigabytes as soon as you used more than 30. When you used any more than that extra 5 gigabytes, you would again be charged more for the next 5 and so on.

So, ISPs usually aren't blocking the people they limit, but will instead charge disproportionately higher amounts of money for data after a predetermined allocated amount has been exceeded per pay period.