Comments on: The GigaOM 250 GB Challenge & 5 Tools To Monitor Your Bandwidth Consumption

By: Dawnie

Dawnie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:01:59 +0000

I received a call from Comcast security on 11/10/09 informing me that I had reached and exceeded the 250 gig limit…so far I’m at 251…without trying. Sad thing is I have been doing the same things online I have always done. I’m now using the ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter 1.3. It seems ok so far.

By: Settor31

Settor31 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:05:13 +0000

But if you are a scrawny post-adolescent boy who absolutely must have a steady stream of calories all day, maybe pick an artificial-cheese-based snack that doesn’t make a heard-across-the-whole-floor crunchy sound? ,

By: Cisco Data Shows Heavy Broadband Users Are Early Adopters, Not Hogs

Cisco Data Shows Heavy Broadband Users Are Early Adopters, Not Hogs — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:15 +0000

[...] of U.S. cellular companies on their data plans). However, it’s also a far cry from the reviled 250 GB per month cap Comcast implements, which may provide some solace to those worried about crashing through the [...]

By: Mental

Mental — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:37:04 +0000

Hmmm… Lets see here:

I2P Router – 8GB up, 8GB down/day (480GB/Mo)
Linux distros – 5GB/Mo down
Vids – ~5GB/ down
Overhead – ~3GB/Mo down
FTP Server – 120GB/Mo down
Torrents – 200GB down, 200GB up (400GB/Mo)

My results:
~1.40694445GB/Hour
or 1.013TB/Mo

My ISP is Comcast, and they haven’t done anything yet, most likely because my neighbors could not tell you what GMail was, let alone I2P, Torrents or FTP. So i think I use ~99% of the data on my street.

By: Volverá el taxímetro a la red? « Telematica & Linux

Volverá el taxímetro a la red? « Telematica & Linux — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:14:45 +0000

[...] La discusión acerca de la magnitud del límite y su medición está siendo muy interesante en el mercado norteamericano: el límite presuntamente establecido por Comcast, 250 GB al mes, puede parecer razonablemente prudente con el tipo de uso que hacemos de la red hoy en día (según las declaraciones de la compañía, hablamos de cincuenta millones de correos electrónicos a 0.05 KB por mensaje, 62.500 canciones a 4 MB cada una, 125 películas en calidad estándar a 2 GB cada una, o 25.000 fotos en alta resolución a razón de 10 MB/foto), pero ¿qué ocurre con las tendencias actuales de consumo, cada vez más exigentes en cuanto al consumo de vídeo y de materiales en alta definición? Cada dos horas de película en HD son 8 GB, un evento deportivo en directo pueden ser 13 GB, y además, no estamos solos en casa, compartimos nuestra conexión con otros miembros de la familia… ¿Cómo se define un uso abusivo? [...]

By: In Long Island, 100 Mbps Broadband Arrives

In Long Island, 100 Mbps Broadband Arrives — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:01:55 +0000

[...] for lower prices. Time Warner Cable continues to come up with excuses while Comcast has implemented a 250 GB bandwidth cap. Comcast recently launched a 50 Mbps broadband offering in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and [...]

By: With Held

With Held — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:53:45 +0000

I do a lot of all kinds of different work on computers. I hit 250GB easily. I keep a local repo of everything for every version of linux ever out there. I have a local repo for a number ~400 open source projects that I maintain on a dedicated server but also mirror at my home. I have an internet radio relay stream that I send to my dedicated server. 128kbps 24/7.. if the top users ar 1-2% I would say that I’m a .05%’r. I probably move around >3TB of data doing completely legit stuff. They are taking a page from AOL’s book but they’re doing it ass backwards.

By: Google & The Big Ideas

Google & The Big Ideas — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:08:01 +0000

[...] Google isn’t the only one making a broadband meter and many different variants were on the market for a while now. The offline availability of Gmail or web applications isn’t just a Google breakthrough – [...]

By: Google & The Big Ideas | Telecom Update

Google & The Big Ideas | Telecom Update — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:06:52 +0000

By: Comcast To Double Speeds, Offer Faster Connections - GigaOM

Comcast To Double Speeds, Offer Faster Connections - GigaOM — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:03:49 +0000

[...] I’m not using Comcast anymore, but if you’re a customer and are willing to put up with their metered broadband philosophy, you might find this information [...]

By: ScottyF

ScottyF — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:59:16 +0000

No One Should have to monitor there bandwidth. Caps are BS! switch your provider or check out http://www.highspeedinternetbuzz.com for the buzz on who will provide you with the best bandwidth. I can tell you now that it is more than likely not Comcast.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:32:20 +0000

Only in America will you pay for services you will never receive! The Law here allows this to happen 24/7/365. It’s the American way…

By: Two Ways to Get Comcast to Ditch The Data Cap - GigaOM

Two Ways to Get Comcast to Ditch The Data Cap - GigaOM — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:11:02 +0000

[...] and those caught wanted to know how Comcast defined the term. So keep your complaints flowing, play our 250 GB challenge and get grandma an HD video conferencing service so average users start boosting their data [...]

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:36:08 +0000

I did, they cut me, no warning at all. Which was nice because they left a disabled person in the house alone with no phone. They said we had gone over 600gb, and before you really think that’s all that much, Think about people who are stuck in the house and live on the net. Content and streaming and downloading are a big deal, and as tech advances and applications start becoming more web based what do you think will happen then? The is a reason they have been laying fiber. It’s real easy to say 250 is enough but Bill Gates himself said 640k would be enough back in the day. It isn’t enough for everyone. And as for Comcast? They give you no way to monitor and cut you without notice, I’d say I’d rather find another provider even if it is 3 times slower.

By: Comcast Emails Subscribers About Bandwidth Caps - GigaOM

Comcast Emails Subscribers About Bandwidth Caps - GigaOM — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:45:03 +0000

[...] that the 250 GB limit is very generous, but we know it that’s a bit bogus. When we asked our readers what kind of bandwidth they were consuming, even average folks had numbers that didn’t match up with the “2 to 3 GB median [...]

By: Joseph Z

Joseph Z — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:11:30 +0000

Basically anyone who is over the cap needs to get a job. I don’t know if the numbers people are reporting are accurate (I doubt it), but instead of actually calculating how much bandwidth we use, how about we calculate how much we need?

250GB/month is roughly 8GB/day. That’s about 8 standard def movies a day. You’d have to be watching movies 16 hours a day for 30 days. Hi def? Maybe a movie one a day or two days, you probably shouldn’t be watching movies that often anyways. TF2? Probably not significant to even hit 10GB/month under normal usage. Email and normal web-browsing? Too small to matter. Youtube? Quality is too low and streaming youtube video all day for 8 hours a day probably wouldn’t hit 8GB.

If you even work a part-time job, get 5 hours a sleep a night, there probably isn’t enough waking hours to utilize all that bandwidth. If you’re hitting the 250GB mark, then you should probably invest in a Comcast business line for $100 and get unlimited bandwidth.

If I were Comcast, I would’ve done this years ago if there were people exceeding 500GB. Get rid of .001% of my customers to regain 90% of my product (bandwidth)? No brainer. Think of it in terms of business and you’ll realize that it’s one of the smartest things Comcast has done.