That doesn't seem ridiculous - one full hard drive backup over the Internet.
I think that Ars agrees with that. It's not that much but it still is if you compare it with the normal average which is about 6-8 GB
Or one 8 megabit HD video stream running 24x7.
our hoster charges around 7 euros per TB (and I think they still make a cut). So that would be 20 Eur this costumer is costing them (for a plan that is at least 30 Eur), hardly newsworthy.
Server bandwidth pricing != Consumer internet access pricing.
I know, but does the difference really justify the news?
2 TB isn't that much.