As internet providers themselves have admitted, these data caps have no real technical justification, they’re primarily a means of extracting more money from customers as their internet use grows. They can get away with it, too, because most U.S. residents have no meaningful choice or competition between internet providers.

Until or unless this changes, the best we can do is cope. But while there are steps you can take to minimize your streaming data use, our streaming devices could be doing a lot more to help. What we need is a “Low Data Mode” for streaming TV, akin to what we’re already seeing on mobile devices, so you can sacrifice some video quality in exchange for more streaming hours. Read the full column on TechHive.

It’s still unclear whether Roku will actually launch the thing, though. A couple reports on the Roku Relay first emerged in July, and while it’s remained in an “Early Access” test program since at least last month, the company won’t comment on its plans for the device. The fact that Roku didn’t announce the Relay alongside its new streaming players and streaming soundbar also suggest that a launch could be further off if it’s happening at all. Either way, there’s certainly a need for this kind of product, judging by how many emails I get about buffering and other Wi-Fi issues.

No Netflix for old Rokus: Speaking of Roku, Netflix will be dropping support for a handful of pre-2011 Roku players on December 1. Those include the Roku 2050X, Roku 2100X, Roku 2000C, Roku HD Player, Roku SD Player, Roku XR Player, and Roku SD Player. Bear in mind that even Roku itself has stopped supporting these devices with software updates, and they were already running an old Netflix app without modern features such as user profiles. If you’re still using one of these devices, now’s a pretty good time to upgrade anyway.

Fox and Dish make nice: Dish Network and Fox have come to a new carriage agreement, allowing Sling TV and Dish subscribers to once again watch Fox stations (where available), FS1, FS2, BTN, Fox Soccer Plus, and Fox Deportes. Blackouts for those channels began on September 26, and as Variety notes, the NFL even got involved in the dispute, blocking access to the NFL Network’s simulcast of Thursday Night Football games as the dispute with Fox dragged on.

The new agreement does not cover regional Fox Sports networks, which are owned by a separate entity and are unlikely to come back after going dark on Dish and Sling in July. Fox News and Fox Business are under a separate agreement and weren’t part of the latest carriage dispute, but Sling doesn’t carry those channels anyway. Expect these sorts of blackouts to become a regular event for satellite providers and their streaming services as they resist paying ever-more money for the same channels.

The curious case of Hulu’s Android TV apps: When I reviewed the AirTV Mini last month, I noted that it doesn’t support Hulu, with Hulu at the time blaming the device’s “technical limitations.” Now, Cord Cutters News reports that Hulu is also dropping support for the original AirTV player, along with the Channel Master Stream+ DVR. All three devices run Google’s Android TV software.

Some sites have speculated that Hulu is dropping support because all these devices compete in some way with Hulu’s live TV service. AirTV devices integrate with both Sling TV and over-the-air broadcasts, while the Stream+ can record broadcasts from an over-the-air DVR. One might argue that Hulu, which is owned by Disney, does not want to support a device that can record its broadcast content for free. But there’s also a simpler potential explanation: None of these devices are particularly popular, and supporting them would be a drag on resources that Hulu might better spend elsewhere. It’s worth noting that Amazon Prime doesn’t support any of these devices either, perhaps for similar reasons.