Comcast Rolls Out Nationwide 1TB Data Cap (theverge.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Comcast's home internet data caps are going live for a majority of customers starting November 1st, the company announced today. Called the "Xfinity Terabyte Internet Data Usage Plan," the cap restricts the amount of data you consume in your home to 1TB per month regardless of the speed of your plan. Comcast claims 99 percent of customers use less than 1TB per month, but it does now offer an unlimited option for $50 more per month. Back in April, Comcast bumped its data cap from 300GB to 1TB after consumer backlash and renewed regulatory concern from the FCC. And until today, the plan has been active in select markets for 16 states. But starting November 1st, the list will add 18 new markets, bringing the total number of states with the terabyte data cap to around 30. Notable exceptions include New York and nearly the entire northeast. For a full list of included markets, check Comcast's online FAQ.

Comments

Re: Interesting list of states they started with

[real gumby]

If only that were true: http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

And the ruling that blocked the FCC from mandating competition? It was a suit filed by NC and TN.

Re:That's no more than 10...

[Ichijo]

25 Mbps is 22.5 gigabytes for a 2-hour movie. So you can watch 44 4K movies per month with a 1 TB cap.

Re: What's a data cap?

[Anonymous Coward]

The login page is easily ignored. ICMP is not firewalled, and you can set up a ping tunnel to get full internet access.

Re: What's a data cap?

[Anonymous Coward]

Hans - IP over ICMP