It would, but I assumed the idea was to have the external drive with you at all times so no one could tamper with it. Otherwise I don't see the benefit, a permanently connected external drive may as well be internal.
The only way that scales is letting viewers pay for it. It happens anyway, either through watching ads or by paying for an ad-free subscription. Why not just pay for the bandwidth you use?
Out of curiosity, why in 14 days?