[GRLUG] new Comcast mail blocking?

[David Pembrook]

Greg Folkert wrote:
> 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.
>   
I could never use Uverse with those numbers