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Time Warner To Offer Unlimited Bandwidth For $150

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the super-size-me dept.

unr3a1 writes to tell us that Time Warner Cable has responded to the massive criticism of its new plan to cap user bandwidth with a new pricing model. Users will be given a grace period in which to assess their pricing tier. The "overages" will be noted on their bill, allowing them to change either their billing plan or their usage patterns. "On top of a 5, 10, 20, and 40-gigabyte (GB) caps, the company said this week that it would offer an additional 100GB tier for heavy users. Prices (so far) would range from $29.95 to $75.00 a month, with users charged an extra dollar for every GB more they download, although that charge is also capped at $75. An 'unlimited' bandwidth plan, therefore, tops out at $150."

9 of 479 comments (clear)

  1. WOW by qoncept · · Score: 3, Funny

    What an awesome deal!

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    1. Re:WOW by QuantumRiff · · Score: 4, Funny

      Coming soon, Telco Definitions..

      Instead of 800 Minutes a month (every call rounded up to nearest minute)
      they are going to release:
      40 GB A MONTH*

      *All transfers rounded up to nearest Gigabyte..

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      What are we going to do tonight Brain?
    2. Re:WOW by cjb658 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm getting a way better deal than this. 6Mbps down/512 up, unlimited bandwidth, and it's $45/mo. My ISP is Time Warner.

      Oh shit...

  2. No such thing as unlimited by sakdoctor · · Score: 4, Funny

    You have to draw a line somewhere, and put a price under it.

  3. Re:Cheaper across the pond - for once by bwcbwc · · Score: 3, Funny

    On the other hand, everyone in the country must be getting bulk discounts on CCTV surveillance cameras by now... :)

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  4. Re:Oblig by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Really unlimited, we have caned it for three years now...

    Now I know what my problem is; I haven't beaten my internet connection often enough.

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  5. Re:Oblig by interkin3tic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oblig snide comment about how most of these are not really oblig comments.

  6. Re:Shooting themselves in the foot by stonewallred · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lol, I started to do that, but the fuckers put the filter up on the pole. Do you know how difficult it is to put a 24' ladder up on the pole, take their filter down, cut it apart with a bandsaw, jerk the guts, and put a piece of cable with female ends on it and the add connectors onto the pieces of wires, then glue the fucker back together with liquid nail and screw the wires on? I don't know myself, but I would guess it would take approximatively 1.25 hours if you knew what you were doing. And as an added bonus, from ground level using a pair of binoculars, it looks just like a standard filter installation, at least I figure it would.

  7. Re:How many 2 Girls 1 Cup per hour is that? by p!ssa · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sure we have, it the web cam in the TWC board room. They repeat the show at every board meeting.