[GRLUG] new Comcast mail blocking?

[Greg Folkert]

On Tue, 2008-12-16 at 11:03 -0500, Olding, Jim wrote:
> --- quote ---
> how bad are the limits? Given the ease in which one can burn bandwidth
> and that it does cost the provider, I think it was only a matter time
> before they put them in (not that I'm supporting limits). Are you locked
> in to Uverse (contract)?
> --- /quote ---
> 
> AT&T's bandwidth limits (currently being tested in Reno, NV) are
> 
> 768kbps plan - 20GB/mo
> 1.5Mbps - 40GB/mo
> 3Mbps - 60GB/mo
> 6Mbps - 80GB/mo
> 10Mbps or U-Verse - 150GB/mo
> 
> There is a proposed $1/GB overage charge, with a 1-time waiver of the
> overage if you go over.  You can verify these numbers if you're an AT&T
> customer by going to http://broadband-usage.att.com and logging in with
> your AT&T account into and checking the FAQs. They don't appear to have
> your usage stats available for the GR area currently.

If I already getting warned at 250GB/month... I'd be banned in a
heartbeat on Uverse.
-- 
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