Comments on: Comcast Metered Broadband Official — Beware What You Download

By: Canada’s Netflix Rebellion Against Bandwidth Caps: Online Video News «

Canada’s Netflix Rebellion Against Bandwidth Caps: Online Video News « — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:18:52 +0000

[...] Shaw have had bandwidth caps for customers in place for years – and we’re not talking about Comcast-like 250 GB caps. Bell’s basic Internet plan offers users as little as 2 GB, with fees of $2.50 Canadian for each [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:40:29 +0000

Yes, I have Comcast ‘Blast’ service. I use a laptop, PS3, PSP and an Amazon Kindle. I do not like being limited to 250GB per month. It really limits our human growth. They must realize that the world is NOW in high def, heck, they claim they provide the most HD over their cable television services. It’s kinda like here is color TV, however you can only use it for one week per month or we’ll cancel your account! I like Vudu HD streaming movie service and I’m not the only person who does. As stated in many other discussions ONE HD movie can suck down between 4GB – 20GB of that cap. Wake up Comcast and smell the future.

By: don james

don james — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:34:49 +0000

CC say broadband, what this means? , this Broadband only for the Email, Web,, just text oriented Internet?. World expect future with Multimedia in Broadband Network, Future with HD, Live Education, VOD,other country people already enjoying unlimited CAP not like US. US was Only country pay inbcoming celluar call,, CAPPing to Internet blocking the future multimedia with broadband network,when other country enjoying unlimited Intenet like Korea, Japan, and many Asia country. If 1% of CC heavy users makes problem to other users,
Why othe ISP, Like verizon don’t have CAP?

By: Why Does Everyone Hate Comcast?: Video «

Why Does Everyone Hate Comcast?: Video « — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:55:23 +0000

[...] customers’ bandwidth. Comcast was one of the first ISPs to institute a bandwidth cap in the summer of 2008, threatening customers who repeatedly use more than 250GB a month with [...]

By: Charter Follows Comcast With Broadband Usage Caps: Tech News «

Charter Follows Comcast With Broadband Usage Caps: Tech News « — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:38:45 +0000

[...] as more consumers connect their televisions to the web. We made this argument back in 2008 when Comcast implemented its 250 GB per month cap and continue to believe that such caps could act as a threat to [...]

By: gh

gh — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:39:24 +0000

Do you stream HD films? One movie can take 8GB. At that rate you will run into the 250GB limit quickly.

By: gh

gh — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:36:57 +0000

Since you wrote this post, the number of people streaming HD movies has increased substantially yet you still have the 250GB limit. I have a very hard time believing in the 1% stat you mentioned as of 2008 and I really don’t believe it is anywhere near that low now.

By: Will Internet TV Be a Victim of Bandwidth Caps?

Will Internet TV Be a Victim of Bandwidth Caps? — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:01:52 +0000

[...] or capped broadband, as it is currently being tested by service providers like AT&T and Comcast, could end that [...]

By: Sami Shoshara

Sami Shoshara — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:16:33 +0000

I see Comcast's 250GB cap as a misguided policy at best. The meter accuracy is a joke; I downloaded only two movies within the week ending on Saturday 7/17 of not more the 3.5GB, yet I noticed that my download meter jump up by 20GB, from 194GB to 214. My average monthly downloads has been at 55GB or less until July! Comcast's usage meter got HUNGRY like it's CEO! It appears that Comcast is willing to lose many customers! If this policy is implemented as promised by Comcast, I will be the first to leave Comcast (Internet, Cable, and phone) to better providers! I am sure that many will also abandon Comcast's "sinking" ship!

By: Can You See Me Now? The Future of Video Chat

Can You See Me Now? The Future of Video Chat — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:01:58 +0000

[...] operators are concerned about how that traffic may affect their networks. On wireline networks, caps, tiered pricing plans and network management tactics that slow broadband during times of congestion [...]

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:51:39 +0000

Forget the cap, they are interfering with Amazon Video On Demand. I can no longer stream a movie without a buffer under run every 5 to 10 sec., ruining the movie experience. I've tested my bandwidth with test sites and am getting around 10 MBPS. The only thing that has changed in the last few months is my connection with Amazon. And Comcast's compression is making the video I receive look like a second gen. VHS signal that was originally recorded in SLP mode.

By: Neibe Gafig

Neibe Gafig — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:26:19 +0000

250 gb per month seems...okay..for my household. i mean i was expecting 100gb per month, and its not like i download 250 gb per month so, thats not too bad i guess. though it would be nice if it were say half a teribite

By: Cory

Cory — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:33:52 +0000

Yeah this is kind of biased. First of all, it is nearly impossible to use up 250 GB of information in a month in almost all households, HD has not become prevalent enough to consume that much bandwidth anyways.

The only way to consume 250GB or more (right now), is essentially through torrenting, and primarily by uploading to other people. I can say that one could use up 250GB in about a week or two if they had several large torrents seeding fully 24/7, but otherwise you would have to stream probably 24/7 on your computer and one other one in order to actually use up all that bandwidth, probably even more.

5 or 10 years from now when information has become more advanced and file sizes increase (or perhaps they might decrease with better encoding technology), either way the number may need to be increased. Right now, the number seems more like a way to keep seeders from draining all the bandwidth out of the neighborhood. Bad news for seeders I guess.

By: Reason #8612 Why Comcast Sucks | BradGroux.com

Reason #8612 Why Comcast Sucks | BradGroux.com — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:31:45 +0000

[...] also had the modem replaced to no avail… and don’t even get me started on their download cap and [...]

By: cableguy

cableguy — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:41:22 +0000

i dont agree with everything comcast does, but i have a better understand then most, of how the internet and phone services work. The cdv or phone service takes priority over internet for jitter reason, and because they both work on the same freq. and qam carriers, internet has to be regulated. 250 gbs is more then enough for most people and the thought is if you need more, get business class. Plus when their networks go all ditigal the bandwidth capacity will douple and the cap will most likely go up.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:29:27 +0000

Thanks for this, Comcast called my house and told me that we went over the amount we should have and that they would excuse it this time. But if done again we would get banned from using the internet for an entire year. Since this is my parents home computer, I have no say and can not change the plan or anything. I personally liked comcast until this. Im on youtube constantly, and I also do live video chats constantly so its extremely easy for me to go over this. So now I have to limit myself from all of this. Its very annoying. How do I know how much GB's I use?