How well would the internet work if internet providers axed data traffic caps and let people surf the web and watch online videos without any restrictions?



TelstraClear customers will get a chance to find out this weekend when the company will offer unmetered access to the web to all its residential customers.



Consumer markets head Steve Jackson said it would turn off its data meter between 6pm on Friday and midnight Sunday.



Customers will be able to watch YouTube videos and indulge in online gaming to their heart's content, but Jackson warned that ''with lots of people online for longer, some customers could experience slower than normal connection speeds''.