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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. what the f*** are you complaining about?! by yoyo2k · · Score: 0, Troll

    What are you people complaining about ?! Your service provider GIVES you T1+ rates with lets say 30GB/mo tranfer and you complain? Sure it's not nice, but let's trade places.. Let's see if you like this: Rates for private use: abonament: 30-40$ bandwidth: = 128kbit traffic: 5-10GB Rates for businesses (CATV): abonament: starting from 100$ bandwidth: 8kbit world-wide, 8Mbit MAN * traffic: unlimited ** * if your lucky. real-world scenario: 8kbit+1Mbit ** if you cross that imaginary line your bandwidth gets decreased. Rates for businesses (DSL): abonament: starting from 120$ bandwidth: 32kbit world-wide, 2Mbit MAN * traffic: unlimited * due to lack of CISCO DSLAM & modems you get disconnected quite alot. So what the f*** are you complaining about?