Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states next year
The limits will take effect in March 2021.
www.theverge.com
Of course they're trying to defend it:
Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states next year
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Of course they're trying to defend it:
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
Yeah, you can still pay them to remove the cap. It's just a move for more money.
People who self-host stuff will be effected easily, as my traffic goes over 2TB+ a month.
I have 3 TVs at home, each streaming, 2 consoles, not counting the self-hosted, all of that uses about a TB a month.
edit: Since I moved I had to switch over to Spectrum, which does not have data caps due to a recent merger and agreement.
People who self-host stuff will be effected easily, as my traffic goes over 2TB+ a month.
I have 3 TVs at home, each streaming, 2 consoles, not counting the self-hosted, all of that uses about a TB a month.
edit: Since I moved I had to switch over to Spectrum, which does not have data caps due to a recent merger and agreement.
| Provider | Type of service | Data cap | Monthly data cap | Overage fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber | Yes | 1 TB–Unlimited | $10/50 GB |
| RCN | Fiber | No | Unlimited | None |
| Xfinity | Cable | Yes | 1.2 TB | $10/50 GB |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | No | Unlimited | None |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | No | Unlimited | None |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | Yes | 1 TB–Unlimited | None |
| Windstream | DSL, Fiber | No | Unlimited | None |
| Spectrum | Cable | No | Unlimited | None |
| Cox Communications | Cable | Yes | 1.25 TB | $10/50 GB |
| Optimum | Cable | No | Unlimited | None |
| Suddenlink Communications | Cable | Yes | 250 GB–Unlimited | $15/50 GB |
| Mediacom | Cable | Yes | 60–6,000 GB | $10/50 GB |
| EarthLink | Fiber and DSL | No | Unlimited | None |
| Starry Internet | Fixed wireless | No | Unlimited | None |
| Buckeye Broadband | Cable | Yes | 10 GB–Unlimited | $10/50 GB. |
| HughesNet | Satellite | Yes | 10 GB–50 GB (followed by internet slowdown) | None |
| Viasat | Satellite | Yes | 40 GB–150 GB (followed by internet slowdown) | None |
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Irobot82
Member
I work from home, my wife is right now as well. I have three kids with PC's, devices etc. We have no cable and use services like Hulu, Netflix etc.
I average 1.6 to 2.0 TB of data a month. I pay Comcast for their unlimited. My bill is currently $120 a month for Extreme Pro 600mps.
I average 1.6 to 2.0 TB of data a month. I pay Comcast for their unlimited. My bill is currently $120 a month for Extreme Pro 600mps.
Miggytronz
Member
Yeah where i live i have no options other than COX.....fuck.
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
Same shit with mobile. It used to be 2000 minutes, and 2000 texts, unlimited mobile data. Then it went the other way around once companies realized people use more data than they talk. And now they're trying to do "unlimited" data with slowdowns unless you pay extra. Same shit with cable.
GeorgPrime
Banned
Its called "Capitalism" and they want to earn money. If all the companies agree on it then everyone will have higher revenue.
AmuroChan
Member
The bigger problem is the lack of competition due to many of these ISPs monopolizing their geographical regions. When there are no alternative options, you're at the mercy of the only ISP in town.
GymWolf
Member
Fuck them.
I live in italy and the last time i heard about data cap was like 10 years ago...every provider has unlimited data cap here.
GeorgPrime
Banned
I dont even know if something like this is allowed in Germany xD
cryptoadam
Banned
WTF I am a pleeb with 250GB LOL.
To me 1.2 TB seems like an ungodly amount of internet.
To me 1.2 TB seems like an ungodly amount of internet.
GeorgPrime
Banned
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Since working from home, I've been going over 1TB every month.
cryptoadam
Banned
I work from home too but don't go over my cap. If I download a game from PSN I have to usually pay for the unlimited, but in non download game months I am pretty good.
But OTOH I don't have netflix or other streaming services nor a 4K TV or a seriesX/PS5.
Husky
THE Prey 2 fanatic
Unfortunately in my town, Comcast is, by a landslide, the fastest ISP on offer. My only options are to ensure I don't go over the cap, or settle with less than half the speed.
Verizon's best service here actually offers 3/40ths the speed of my current plan, at a greater price. So um.
Verizon's best service here actually offers 3/40ths the speed of my current plan, at a greater price. So um.
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
Yes, we, in the states, have the FREEDOM to choose, from 1 provider that has control over 1 area because they secretly agreed on staying out of each other's territories like the fucking mob. It's awesome.
GymWolf
Member
Wait a moment, so you don't have a single provider without data cap in germany?
Cybrwzrd
Banned
It's called government enforced monopoly, and you as a consumer have to bend over and take it since other competition can't enter your market.
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digital_ghost
I am a closet furry. Don't you judge me.
Fortunately if spectrum imposes a cap on me. I have other internet provider options.
To bad Google fiber is doing an extremely slow rollout in this city.
To bad Google fiber is doing an extremely slow rollout in this city.
HoodWinked
Member
Data caps are a completely artificial fee. Unlike other utilities like water a fee for over usage makes sense as there is only so much clean water. Signal through a cable is nothing. If it sits idle you've essentially wasted it. The justification for data caps is to prevent slowdown but that was a concern during the early days of broadband now capacity is more than capable. The data caps used to target those extreme bandwidth users (you know who you are) are now insignificant, and now the mainstream user is the heavy users that stream netflix and youtube at 4k.
But also its not all on the company. The lazy consumer is also to blame. Comcast is big in my area despite another ISP that is not only cheaper but more reliable. Yes some places there is only a single provider but many places there is competition to comcast but people still stick with them.
But also its not all on the company. The lazy consumer is also to blame. Comcast is big in my area despite another ISP that is not only cheaper but more reliable. Yes some places there is only a single provider but many places there is competition to comcast but people still stick with them.
Hotty Botty
Member
Elon Musk's satellite internet can't get here soon enough.
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
Hope he plays it smart and does unlimited bandwidth, also in before "StarLink satellite mobile phone plans now available. 100% global coverage."
Blond
Banned
Only 90 dollars a month with a forced ten dollar monthly fee for a router you don't want bringing it to 100 dollars! What a bargain!
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
I don't get why people rent modems, just buy one, it's cheaper in the long run.
also, your username just reminded me that I need a new laser printer, thx.
Blond
Banned
You can't. ATTs fiber ONT has a built in firewall that's EXTREMELY strong and protects against Mac Spoofing. Even if you wanted too you can't bypass it, not by a long shot. When my 5268 died they replaced it with a WiFi 6 Router that now has the ONT built in directly so there's no way around it. It's complete and total bullshit!
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
well, that blows. another way to get money from the consumer. I would say if they require you to have it, like it's a must, you shouldn't have pay for it.
DrJohnGalt
Banned
Yep, fuck Comcast. I'm waiting for some other options in my area. Seems like the competition has been promising unlimited gig-speed fiber in my area for years now, but so far nothing.
I pay extra for unlimited gig-speed w/Comcast. And of course if I didn't rent their router I'd have to pay even more on top of that, which frustrates me even more because I'd much rather get my own gear to save money in the long run. I won't knock them for taking money where they can get it (with the arbitrary data cap), but like others said, there really isn't any other competition in my area. On top of that, Comcast donated something like $100M to #BLM this summer, so it's not like they are hurting for money.
Believe you me, as soon as I have a viable option I'm jumping ship from Comcast.
I pay extra for unlimited gig-speed w/Comcast. And of course if I didn't rent their router I'd have to pay even more on top of that, which frustrates me even more because I'd much rather get my own gear to save money in the long run. I won't knock them for taking money where they can get it (with the arbitrary data cap), but like others said, there really isn't any other competition in my area. On top of that, Comcast donated something like $100M to #BLM this summer, so it's not like they are hurting for money.
Believe you me, as soon as I have a viable option I'm jumping ship from Comcast.
NickFire
Member
I thought so too at first. Then I read the tweet about 500 hours of HD video. And now I'm wondering just how much will internet cost a family in a year or two.
500 hours of HD sounds like a lot. But if a family has 3 TV's used by different people, it breaks down to 166.67 hours per month per tv. 166.67 divided by 30 = 5.55 hours per day per tv. That sounds like a lot of TV, but how much gets used up by gaming, devices, video conferencing, etc.? I don't know, but I won't be the least shocked if 1.2 TB becomes peanuts down the road, especially since I would assume 500 hours of HD is 1080P.
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ResilientBanana
Member
I rarely surpass the 1TB they give me, however, 1.2 is now considered an upgrade to me.
cryptoadam
Banned
Ya I don't have a family and don't do much Netflix really so I can't really picture it. The one thing that hits me is if I download a game, but thats PS4 so I can't imagine what these PS5 games are going to be like.
And to think back in the day downloading a 1 MB JPEG took a few hours and was like a great accomplishment. LOL I remember one of my buddies got "high speed" interent and downloaded a song in like 20 minutes and I was super impressed.
Should put things into perspective for anyone complaining. We had to deal with 14.4 and 56 K modems. You had to wait an entire day to download one VCD 240P quality movie, and then burn into onto a DVD.
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
Oh man, those days where you came home from school and couldn't use the net all day because you couldn't tie up the phone lines, then at night, all of your crew was on IM and in chat rooms, then you'd download some songs from Napster, that took about 20-30 min a pop, and you realized that it was the wrong song because some asshole thought it would be funny to rename them. Ahhh... you spoiled little shits these days, you don't know how good you have it.
Piku_Ringo
Banned
Starlink internet where are you
cryptoadam
Banned
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
Hell yeah, you download an .avi filed named "hot chicks getting wet and wild" and after 20-30 min of downloading you go to fap with your newly downloaded material and it's little baby chickens swimming in a pond.
those were the real troll days.
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Can't decide
Member
Oh those sweet times where it took days to download a DVD quality movie. I remember the first time I got 1Mb/s broadband and watching downloads in awe, now it only takes a couple minutes to complete a 9 gig Blu-ray copy. It was annoying when the internet would get cut off because somebody tried to ring you or make a call, especially if you were in a decent AOL room!
eddie4
Genuinely Generous
I remember when you went to download any large files, like movies or games, they would be split into 2mb individual files, so that you can download it bit by bit.
cryptoadam
Banned
Who here used Real Player back in the day? Video files were much smaller
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Thankful fiber came to my area and doesn't have caps; think Comcast lifted their cap when they did too.. convenient!