Comments on: 5 Questions About Comcast’s New Bandwidth Throttling Plan http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/ Business, Internet, Technology & Strategy Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:13:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: CINDY HAUSSMAN http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-931982 CINDY HAUSSMAN Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:22:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-931982 When people come to the door and ask questions and get answers that they are not happy with and still asking for more and still dont stop shount they just stop or do they want people to call the cops? THEY NEED TO LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE WHEN ASKED TO DO SO THE FIRST TIME OR ILL DO WHAT IDID THE FIRST TIME IS SHUT THE DOOR IN THE FACE . Thank you When people come to the door and ask questions and get answers that they are not happy with and still asking for more and still dont stop shount they just stop or do they want people to call the cops? THEY NEED TO LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE WHEN ASKED TO DO SO THE FIRST TIME OR ILL DO WHAT IDID THE FIRST TIME IS SHUT THE DOOR IN THE FACE . Thank you

]]> By: Comcast Installs Speed Bumps for Bandwidth Hogs - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-900473 Comcast Installs Speed Bumps for Bandwidth Hogs - GigaOM Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:19:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-900473 [...] will comply with the letter of the FCC order (which Comcast is appealing), but we had some additional question of our own, as we detailed a few weeks ago in our post on the topic. Comcast answered our worry about [...] [...] will comply with the letter of the FCC order (which Comcast is appealing), but we had some additional question of our own, as we detailed a few weeks ago in our post on the topic. Comcast answered our worry about [...]

]]> By: C James http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-896591 C James Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:30:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-896591 Ah...Comcast is a dinosaur and can't keep up. Just another way to "gouge" the public with it's hgh prices and broken promises. They are two faced too-like making it look like you can have unlimited wonderful internet and then not delivering. Can't wait for it to start charging tiers for bandwidth usage like they do with internet speed. Went to a interview for job once and manager admitted fios was beating the pants off them but they had their customers (who could not get fios) by the "private Parts." Ah…Comcast is a dinosaur and can’t keep up. Just another way to “gouge” the public with it’s hgh prices and broken promises. They are two faced too-like making it look like you can have unlimited wonderful internet and then not delivering. Can’t wait for it to start charging tiers for bandwidth usage like they do with internet speed. Went to a interview for job once and manager admitted fios was beating the pants off them but they had their customers (who could not get fios) by the “private Parts.”

]]> By: Bob http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-896072 Bob Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:32:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-896072 Comcast/Sandvine is currently "throttling" me to <50k whenever I do a large, legitimate download - i.e. updates to OpenOffice, iTunes, etc. I hope everyone reading this has installed the "download statusbar" or, a similar extension, for Firefox - your stats will display on the bottom of the window. Comcast/Sandvine is currently “throttling” me to <50k whenever I do a large, legitimate download – i.e. updates to OpenOffice, iTunes, etc.

I hope everyone reading this has installed the “download statusbar” or, a similar extension, for Firefox – your stats will display on the bottom of the window.

]]> By: Rare Todd http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-895831 Rare Todd Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:44:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-895831 I have settled for DSL speed because Comcast customer service is awful! They hounded me for days for equipment I turned in despite having a clear invoice stating that I didn't have it anymore. The people on the phone were morons--impolite and apathetic. I will never use Comcast ever again. Todd I have settled for DSL speed because Comcast customer service is awful! They hounded me for days for equipment I turned in despite having a clear invoice stating that I didn’t have it anymore. The people on the phone were morons–impolite and apathetic. I will never use Comcast ever again.

Todd

]]> By: Robb Topolski http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-895740 Robb Topolski Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:41:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-895740 Stacey, great article as always! Whether or not Fair Share comes from Sandvine is beside the point, Comcast is soley responsible for the decision and the results. I also suggest that Comcast is not conducting a "trial" in those communities, but they are conducting a "experiment". If this were a public trial, then we'd already know the answers to your 5 questions and it would be useful for consumers and network companies to use to test their products. I'm concerned as well. Comcast is one of the biggest ISPs, and the choice is this -- will their customer's get "the Internet" or Comcast's twisted throttle-tastic version of it? Robb Topolski Robb Topolski Stacey, great article as always!

Whether or not Fair Share comes from Sandvine is beside the point, Comcast is soley responsible for the decision and the results.

I also suggest that Comcast is not conducting a “trial” in those communities, but they are conducting a “experiment”. If this were a public trial, then we’d already know the answers to your 5 questions and it would be useful for consumers and network companies to use to test their products.

I’m concerned as well. Comcast is one of the biggest ISPs, and the choice is this — will their customer’s get “the Internet” or Comcast’s twisted throttle-tastic version of it?

Robb Topolski

Robb Topolski

]]> By: matt roberts http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-895727 matt roberts Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:04:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-895727 Ummm... DSL reports are abit out of date (as usual), Sandvine has already spoken on this subject. http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=162131&site=cdn Ummm… DSL reports are abit out of date (as usual), Sandvine has already spoken on this subject.

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=162131&site=cdn

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-895725 Stacey Higginbotham Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:45:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-895725 Kevin, sorry, I pulled that from a DSL Reports headline and thought it was too funny to resist. I should have indicated my sarcasm somewhere... anywhere in the post, though. Kevin, sorry, I pulled that from a DSL Reports headline and thought it was too funny to resist. I should have indicated my sarcasm somewhere… anywhere in the post, though.

]]> By: Bryan Price http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-895720 Bryan Price Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:33:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-895720 2GB per month? I don't believe it. On a bad day, I'll download 5 gigs. One day. I upload a bunch of photos, and that's 1 gig. I've got 17 gigs of videos that I need to go through and edit. Granted, I'm not going to uploading all of it, but if I use half of it, that' 8 gigs uploading. You're not going to even be able to think about online backup at such ridiculous caps. I don't want to think what would happen if my wife couldn't stream her shows to her computer when she's home. I would estimate that to be close to 2 gigs a day there, online backup of her work laptop is easily another gig if not more. I guarantee you that Comcast will be bankrupt with just one person unable to use VOIP to call 911 and can't get through because they don't have enough bandwidth to make a call. There are too many things that don't make sense to me (average use of 2GB per month is the most striking). Four months ago they decided to up my uploading speed by 4x. While that's nice, it sounds like they intend to punish me if I'm actually using it. 2GB per month? I don’t believe it. On a bad day, I’ll download 5 gigs. One day. I upload a bunch of photos, and that’s 1 gig. I’ve got 17 gigs of videos that I need to go through and edit. Granted, I’m not going to uploading all of it, but if I use half of it, that’ 8 gigs uploading. You’re not going to even be able to think about online backup at such ridiculous caps.

I don’t want to think what would happen if my wife couldn’t stream her shows to her computer when she’s home. I would estimate that to be close to 2 gigs a day there, online backup of her work laptop is easily another gig if not more.

I guarantee you that Comcast will be bankrupt with just one person unable to use VOIP to call 911 and can’t get through because they don’t have enough bandwidth to make a call.

There are too many things that don’t make sense to me (average use of 2GB per month is the most striking). Four months ago they decided to up my uploading speed by 4x. While that’s nice, it sounds like they intend to punish me if I’m actually using it.

]]> By: Steve http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-895717 Steve Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:22:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-895717 2G, that's funny. Comcast used to offer 5G a month of newsgroup access via GigaNews. They've cut it back to 2G, but even so, that's my whole monthly allotment... Then again, consider the source. Comcast has lied from the start about whether they managed traffic *at all*. Then they tried to manipulate the FCC hearings by padding the audience. Who in their right mind would expect honesty from them now? 2G, that’s funny. Comcast used to offer 5G a month of newsgroup access via GigaNews. They’ve cut it back to 2G, but even so, that’s my whole monthly allotment…

Then again, consider the source. Comcast has lied from the start about whether they managed traffic *at all*. Then they tried to manipulate the FCC hearings by padding the audience. Who in their right mind would expect honesty from them now?

]]> By: Kiran Patchigolla http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-895715 Kiran Patchigolla Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:52:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-895715 Ah, just what I need to dump Comcast and try AT&T U-verse. Ah, just what I need to dump Comcast and try AT&T U-verse.

]]> By: Kevin Walsh http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/5-questions-about-comcasts-new-bandwidth-throttling-plan/#comment-895709 Kevin Walsh Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:50:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18544#comment-895709 “…throttle people back to DSL-like speeds…”? You’re kidding, right? This line sounds like it was handed to you by the Comcast marketing team but, surely, you wouldn’t allow that would you? “…throttle people back to DSL-like speeds…”? You’re kidding, right? This line sounds like it was handed to you by the Comcast marketing team but, surely, you wouldn’t allow that would you?

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