1:18 am
February 5, 2003
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Comcast Corp. will change its user agreement to place a monthly cap of 250 gigabytes on the amount of data its users can download and upload effective Oct. 1, the company said.
Philadelphia-based Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA), the country's second-largest Internet service provider, said earlier that users who used too much monthly bandwidth would be cut off in an effort to keep things running smoothly for other subscribers. The policy is aimed at subscribers who use large amounts of network capacity, often by downloading large video files.
Users who go over the 250 gigabyte limit will first get a warning call, and after a second offense will have their service suspended for a year.
Comcast is a major telecom player in Greater Sacramento, offering Internet service over its cable television network which is the largest in the region.
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12:36 pm
February 5, 2003
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6:06 pm
I called them the other day and complained about this. They had no idea how to tell me how much bandwidth I have been using. It kills me there going to suspend there users for a year who go over, what a joke. Lets not take our customers money. I wonder who the marketing idiot is who came up with this and how much longer there going to have a job. If this goes through I will be getting rid of all my comcast services.
4:51 pm
I think that this is VERY high for the average person. The only way you could get this high is downloading/uploading full movies on a frequent basis. You shouldn't notice anything unless someone, like a neighbor, is using your connection and causing you to go over the limit.
A normal 2 computer household that is active should be 50 gb or less per month. However, add a teenager who playes Warcraft all day, downloads movies and you can get up there...but 250 is really high, so don't worry.
