[GRLUG] Comcast doubles bandwidth at same popular prices.

[Bob Kline]

Lacking an actual statistical profile of per
customer usage, one only has Comcast's
word for it that any byte limits are to throttle
the occasional neurotic who, having a 100 Mbps
service, wants to keep downloading at that
rate 24/7.  Or someone who actually uses the
service for a multi person business.  Most of the
services mention something like this, and their
reactions to it vary.  I think AT&T's monthly byte
limit is just 80 Mbps, but at its bit rates, that's
not a problem....  :-(


On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Steve Romanow <slestak989 at gmail.com>wrote:

> AFAIK, Comcast suspended extra charges a few years ago.  I have not been
> charged extra.
>
> However, if you look at the FAQ in their data usage chart, they have
> recently rolled out two plans in different markets (Nashville and Phoenix I
> think).  I guess they are figuring which doesn't cause an exodus of users.
>  The Nashville plan looks like its 300G in the base rate, and $10/50G over
> that.  Which I guess is kinda fair.  However, if there is not an issue with
> capacity, I dont want to pay for artificial scarcity.
>
> I kinda see our family as a model consumer the content providers hope to
> get.  I have paid subscriptions to amazon, netflix, pandora, xfinity.  All
> this content usage is not in ANY shady traffic.
>
>
>
>
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