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Comcast Floats a 250GB Monthly Bandwidth Limit

Posted by timothy on from the there's-always-dialup-oh-wait dept.

techmuse writes "Comcast is considering the imposition of bandwidth caps and reductions in network bandwidth to customers who, while paying for the use of a certain amount of bandwidth, dare to actually use it! Gizmodo has more on the subject." Reader Acererak points out that it would take some pretty heavy usage (by current standards) to hit the cap described. Bear in mind, too, that these reports are based on the word of an unnamed "insider," rather than an officially announced policy.

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  1. Bill Gatesism... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    250GB ought to be enough for anybody.

    1. Re:Bill Gatesism... by Capt+James+McCarthy · · Score: 2, Funny

      "250GB ought to be enough for anybody."

      Obviously you've not seen the amount of HD pr0n out there.

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  2. 250 GBs? by UnCivil+Liberty · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've heard you get an angry phone call above 100gb and have kept track of my usage via NetLimiter to stay in or around that number, looks like its time to get seeding!

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  3. Open Wifi by fsulawndart · · Score: 5, Funny

    My neighbors are going to be pissed when they see their next comcast bill!

  4. Re:Comcaast usage policy: Pay more, get less by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    blah blah blah, milk this, milk that.

    250GB ~= 800Kbit every second of every day for 31 days.

    Some people need to step away from the computer and drop this knee jerking insanity. But I pay for 7Mbit, Waaah, waah waaah! I want my 2 TERABytes per month! And I can't afford to pay any more because i have to buy 5 hard drives every month just to store all crap I download!
  5. jerking? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What about jerking again? What the hell you think that bandwidth is used for?! Geeze!

  6. Re:Comcaast usage policy: Pay more, get less by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    or put another way...

    thats over 350 tv episodes bittorrented (assuming you share at least 1:1)
    or
    thats over $9,000,000 in fines to the MAFIAA (at their current discount rate of $30k per item)

  7. Re:Comcaast usage policy: Pay more, get less by unlametheweak · · Score: 2, Funny

    or put another way...

    thats over 350 tv episodes bittorrented (assuming you share at least 1:1)
    or
    thats over $9,000,000 in fines to the MAFIAA (at their current discount rate of $30k per item) Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to just buy a television set?
  8. Re:Bad news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    First they came for the 300GB/month users, but I did not use over 250GB/month so I did not speak out...

  9. Re:Upload Too!! by Blkdeath · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't forget this is upload and download. This limits your ability to run as a server and will lead to a more centralized internet.

    False. As always, if you want to run a server you should install a business class line. SOHO and residential services are for home use, not servers. Read your EULA.

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