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Comcast Floats a 250GB Monthly Bandwidth Limit
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.
It's not really the limit that is the issue, it is the principal of the thing. If I sign up for rated cable then that is fine. If the package says on it 250 GB a month limit, I can live with that. 250 GB is a shit load of data for a home account.
But if the damn thing say Unlimited on it then I expect it to be unlimited. Unlimited means unlimited. Even if they say that applies to online, well if I'm online I expect to be able to do something.
They may say that applies to no time limit. Well what is the difference between a time limit and a band limit? They are both limits, so its not unlimited. The word Unlimited is thrown around in internet connections to much and its real meaning is not enforced.
That is my bitch.
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250Gb isn't that bad at all.
Indeed. 250GB should be good enough for anyone.
Don't forget:
/yes, i know that Bil lGtes denies hsi qout and Charles Duell never said his...
"640K should be enough for anyone," Bill Gates
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office
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