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ISPs Experiment With Broadband Download Capping

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-much-is-too-much? dept.

W33dz writes "News.com has an article detailing how some ISPs are now capping bandwidth usage by some of their high end users. Comcast claims this is an attempt to create better speeds for their average users, but you can't help but wonder how much of this is in response to the RIAA's subpoenas. Interestingly enough, there is no set limit, but just a subjective limit of 'more than the average user.' The World Tech Tribune has an article on the same topic."

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  1. unlimited service for the "less than average user" by frovingslosh · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The day my ISP does this I sware I'll cancel the service. If no other ISP wants to sell me an unlimited broadband service I'll use cheap dial up or just say screw it all together and get a life. I'm not paying premium prices for unlimited services and then be told it's only unlimited for those who do not use much of it.

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  2. Re:No kidding. by RedshiftMD · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My question is this: if you don't want slowdowns from others using the line, what are you doing on cable in the first place?