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Comcast Targets Internet "Abusers"

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

An anonymous reader writes "Here's a great Associated Press story on Comcast's invisible caps. The company has been threatening and then cutting off customers who 'abuse' their so-called 'unlimited' service by downloading too much. But Comcast won't reveal what the limits are. DSL Reports has been tracking this for a while, and it's good to see the mainstream press catch on."

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  1. My thoughts on the matter... by Seek_1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    if( $provider_caps_unlimited_service )
    {
    while( $providers_without_caps.length > 1 )
    {
    switch_providers($providers_without_caps[0]);
    }
    }

    1. Re:My thoughts on the matter... by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well...lucky you. I have one provider, and it's Prodigy...HEEELLPP MMEE...

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  2. I can give up any time by tttonyyy · · Score: 5, Funny

    100 gigabytes a month? I get that from just reloading the /. homepage regularly, dammit!

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    1. Re:I can give up any time by nomadic · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sadly enough, that 100 gigabytes consists of only three stories that the editors accidently keep reposting. Two of the stories are about SCO. The other one's about a really neat computer case.

  3. Re:My thoughts by rjelks · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess that's why so many sites with "unlimited" bandwidth hosting get slashdotted.

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  4. unlimited... by 74nova · · Score: 2, Funny
    <spanish accent>
    you keep using that word. i do not think it means what you think it means
    </spanish accent>
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  5. Re:i've had no problems with comcast so far by Vint+Cerf · · Score: 0, Funny

    Hi, look at me! I can't tell the difference between replying to the frost port and starting a new thread of my own! This internet (which I -- Vint Cerf -- created) is strange and confusing! I am fucking retarded!

  6. Re:ISO's over DIALUP??? by gl4ss · · Score: 3, Funny

    well that wasn't so funny as the guy getting a NOTICE FOR USING TOO MUCH BANDWITH WITH A FRIGGIN MODEM.

    If that isn't hilarious I don't know what is..

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  7. Obligatory by grolschie · · Score: 2, Funny

    I see advertisements for "Unlimited Bandwitdh" web hosting all the time. But we all know that this is neither physically possible nor economically possible. Still people sign up for these lies.

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