mrMister - 11:36 pm on May 4, 2005 (gmt 0)

On the other hand... Some people have cable charged per minute, some people have wireless GSM (mobile) connections. For those people I can see the point of saving on time.

People payting by the minute will end up being charged more by the minute if enough users start wasting bandwidth by using prefetching.

The ISPs will see their bandwith requirements rising and therefore the costs will rise and that cost will be passed on to the customers in the form of increased charges.

It doesn't matter what pricing structure your ISP uses. there's no getting away from the fact that wasted bandwidth is wasted money somewhere along the line.