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Comcast Cuts Off Users Who Exceed Secret Limit

Posted by kdawson on from the we-won't-tell-you-and-we-won't-tell-you-why dept.

ConsumerAffairs.com has an article up spotlighting Comcast's tendency to cuts off heavy Internet users without defining in their AUP exactly what the bandwidth limit is. Frank Carreiro of West Jordan, Utah, got cut off by the mystery limit and started a 'Comcast Broadband dispute' blog.

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  1. A simple question by heinousjay · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is this non-story going to get reposted until someone actually gives a fuck? I'll give 3-1 odds that it takes 5 more times if anyone wants some action.

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  2. Frank Carreiro West Jordan Utah, is a movie pirate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's because Frank Carreiro of West Jordan, Utah, is a movie pirate. Cut him off is right.

  3. Re:Sounds like a breach of contract by MBraynard · · Score: 0, Troll
    Not thinking that through.

    The service has very high speed - bursts they say - because for the average user, the few times they download a song off of Itunes or a video or game demo, they want it to go down the tubes with a BANG.

    The speed argument is one of their big sticks against DLS. Surely you've seen the Slowskies commercials, right?

    Besides, don't get your panties in a knot. This is all temporary as the wireless solutions are being martialed, DSL and cable net will become much less relevant.

  4. Re:+/- 5 or whatever is not a secret limit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "
    2. Upstream - DOCSIS past 1.0 allows the CMTS to tell which station can speak at which particular moment. As a result any station can be throttled and controlled and made to comply to the policy. All it takes is to program the CMTS to start filling the MAPs with some meaningfull information and decrease the part which is "free for all".
    "

    Christ dude, what's with all the acronyms? What in the hell does this paragraph say? (Mods must think "if I can't understand it, it must be Informative"). Idiot mods.