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

By: SomeRandomGuy

SomeRandomGuy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:34:21 +0000

I have 3 question I would like to ask and if anybody knows about it.

When gaming on a PC or Playstation 3 not downloading just playing online does THAT take some of your usage away?
I download alot so is there a MonitorI can watch my download from.
Does just web searching take of of that 2.

By: The End of the Broadband Buffet Is Nigh

The End of the Broadband Buffet Is Nigh — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:59 +0000

[...] caps or tiers because they have real resource constraints at points in their network – Comcast’s 250 GB-per-month cap, for example, is aimed at stopping folks from unduly clogging its shared, last-mile networks [...]

By: Dennis Surfing

Dennis Surfing — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:17:04 +0000

BAAAH~!!!! 250!! is terrible... recent we got the stupid call.. "Excuse me, can i speak to *** we would like to bring to your attention that you have surpassed our limit on your bandwidth for the month of August!..ect ect..

i asked how much.. and he said.. you reached an excessive amount of 750gigs plus!!.. We were worried that someone has hacked your internet!. Please be advised that if this continues, we will be force to suspend your account for the next 12!!!! MONTHS .. thats right a full year!?

Its killing my ratios, my roommates with netflix, and youtube..

screw comcast!! you rat bastards who get an excess of 40mil a year from the government to improve the infrastructure!!

down with tier'd internet!!

By: Kimberly Poaps

Kimberly Poaps — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:38:27 +0000

Does it make it up ,When you are on facebook or just playing games online..

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:08:09 +0000

LOL! We have 60 Gigs in our plan so I was wondering if someone can give me a breakdown like the one given above since I’m HORRIBLE at math.

By: Kira

Kira — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:06:31 +0000

Ryan you need to get a TV dude, JMHO

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:43:29 +0000

And you guys are chucking a tantrum over a 250GB cap?! Why don’t you come over to Australia and have fun with 12GB we get here, I’m sure you won’t be complaining then..

By: Comcast Fair Usage Policy! « Look up for a Change

Comcast Fair Usage Policy! « Look up for a Change — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:43:59 +0000

[...] Read the Source [...]

By: Hiccups in the Stream, That is What They Are

Hiccups in the Stream, That is What They Are — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:02:07 +0000

[...] users (after initially saying it did), as our sister site GigaOM has reminded us, instituting bandwidth caps and metered access helps cable and telephone companies manage their networks while protecting their [...]

By: Qwest: The First Rule of Bandwidth Caps Is Don’t Talk About Bandwidth Caps

Qwest: The First Rule of Bandwidth Caps Is Don’t Talk About Bandwidth Caps — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:02:13 +0000

[...] customers who violate the ISP’s excessive use policy. Instead of a disclosed cap, such as the 250 GB per month cap that Comcast eventually implemented after being fined for having an undisclosed one, Qwest lists things that a user might do that would [...]

By: Is There Such a Thing As a Better Broadband Cap?

Is There Such a Thing As a Better Broadband Cap? — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:39:06 +0000

[...] treat excessive use as a money-making opportunity. He singles out Comcast’s 250-GB-per-month cap as a good example of a provider implementing a cap for reasons other than [...]

By: Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cable Cut Him Off | tech.shaundunne.com

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:15:42 +0000

[...] Howard’s experience looks similar to accusations that were leveled at Comcast before it went public with its own 250GB-per-month cap back in August that if users exceeded the cap, they were cut off. If Time Warner is moving [...]

By: Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cable Cut Him Off

Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cable Cut Him Off — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:36:36 +0000

By: The Metered Broadband Math: As Much As $24.59 to Rent “Twilight”

The Metered Broadband Math: As Much As $24.59 to Rent “Twilight” — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:23:03 +0000

[...] Comcast offers a variety of plans but only one cap, which is 250 GB. Price per GB ranges from 17 cents to 58 cents, which translates into bandwidth costs of 65 cents [...]

By: Richard Vanderhurst

Richard Vanderhurst — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:44:24 +0000

That’s a great Idea. It’ll help us monitor our consumption.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:35:01 +0000

Just saying.. i'm from England and that just seems so unfair.. 250GB..

on our current package.. we get 10GB

YES 10 can you believe that?

and you people are moaning about 250.. gosh i wanna move to america =[