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1. hyperhello · 1791074194 · focus · HN ↗

   These shouldn't even exist without a negotiated contract.

   I can subscribe to your service for a specific fee on a monthly basis ($20/month say), and take the risk of losing that month's fee if your service or I make mistakes, or I can choose to drop another $20 mid-month, or anything for convenience.

   Saying that the computer will "control" the billing and can run haywire tells me that I don't want to be anywhere near your pile of bad incentives.

   1. Retric · 1791078681 · focus · HN ↗

      Monthly electricity bills are based on usage, and it works well but there’s a limit to how surprising a bill can be. The difference is the relative orders of magnitude you can be charged for these services you can go from 20$/month to 200k/month without warning.

      1. rolisz · 1791115727 · focus · HN ↗

         In the UK there are prepaid electricity providers: there's a card reader at the power panel. When you run out of credit, power cuts off, it resumes when you pay again.

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