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Comcast May Raise Prices On "Internet Hogs"

Posted by timothy on from the easier-than-raising-actual-hogs dept.

lunartik writes: "According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Comcast may raise rates on users of their @home service who download a significant amount of audio or video files. Comcast claims that 1 percent of users use 30 percent of capacity. With the flat fee possibly flying out the window for users who utilize the service's speed, one wonders if US broadband is heading the same way as the Aussies." Time Warner has said much the same, and the spiral has probably just begun.

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  1. they want it both ways by krokodil · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    You see, the broadband companies want to advertize unlimited access and at the sime time to limit the use.

    So only fair way for them do solve this is to sell access with some limit cheaper and charge extra for real unlimited.

    Why they do not do this? Because for people limited access is not so attractive. Even if you are casual user (thing your grandma) you will be afraid to exceed the limit and either get penilized with high charges for additional bytes
    or to be cut off.

    If they would do what articles reffers to (trottle heavy users) I guess only way for consumers to prove them wrong is to go to the court and make them answer why "unlimited" access they advertized is not so unlimited anymore.