https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/06/comcasts-1tb-data-caps-start-to-roll-out-nationwide/ Now that Google has given up on expanding Fiber, looks like Comcast is going to send more bullshit our way. Go over the cap and you will incur a $10 charge for an additional data block of 50GB. Fairly easy to exceed the limit if you live in a household with multiple streamers/gamers and that fucking sucks. Want unlimited data? Pay the assholes an additional $50 per month. Sigh.
...my favorite Comcast shenanigan recently was when they tried to mysteriously charge a $14.99 fee for a "Video Self Install Kit"? WTF! The whole point of self installation is to save both parties money by not having a tech visit on-site
This explains why my no contract deal went up $80 bucks, then when I called in they roped me into a 2 year deal to get it back down. This new system is fucked, you can get charged up to $200 extra one month, unless you proactively watch during the grace months and set up alerts. Based on my past usage though we are still only using about 500gb, but I just got a 4k TV and one of our teenagers isnt in our house currently.
"If you want unlimited data access, you can buy it up front, for an additional $50 per month over your current internet bill." 1TB is about 10,000 minutes of video streaming, enough for streaming all day (24 hours) for about 7 days. Or streaming video for 8 hours a day for ~20 days. I've had both frontier and time warner cable. Neither have data caps and both have 100mbit+ speed. http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/06/06/frontier-wont-join-comcast-and-att-in-broadband-da.aspx
We pay Comcast $60 for our internet....... CenturyLink just contacted us about $20 a month for 2 years. Don't know anything about this, CenturyLink any good?
I got it, coupled with Comcast TV. No issues over a number of years. I only use it for Netflix and Internet however so not demanding much from it.
4 of us here at the house, two kids. Biggest usage would be Netflix or streaming movies and music on our AppleTV.
This just guarantees that I will never go back to Comcast.... I can't even fathom how data caps are a thing in 2016. It's bad enough that we have to deal with this crap with our phones....
I like that its cheap, and never really goes up in price. Don't notice any difference, although we don't tax it much.
August 2016 - Google Fiber decides they're not going to build in Portland. October 2016 - Comcast rolls out data caps in Oregon. I hate this company. This is their answer to cord cutters. They're losing revenue on television packages, so they're going to double their prices on internet. Such a shit company.
Not everyone. By some stroke of luck, I've been able to keep my unlimited data through Verizon for years now. You can still buy them on ebay, but it'll cost you about 500 bucks, and there's no guarantee they will transfer the plan.
Basically there are two ways to look at this. By making datacaps, it discourages streaming and "cutting the cord". The other thing it does is they'll try to get around Net Neutrality regulations and have "preferred" content that will not count against your data cap. InfoWars are coming, bro. Inforwars.
I'm 100% in favor of city utility fiber internet services. The internet is not something that should be held over our heads. The world operates around the web now, and these companies are using that to price gouge. You shouldn't be able to be a utility provider AND a content provider. It's a clear conflict of interest.
I figured out how to look at the data I've used. https://dataplan.xfinity.com/estimator/ July - 333 GB Aug - 536 GB Sept - 286 GB Looks like I dont need to worry about the 1 TB limit.
