Comcast to begin enforcing 1TB data cap in OR/WA on November 1st

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  1. JFizzleRaider

    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    So tell them to lower the cost of internet service in my neighborhod from $70 to something more reasonable. Im paying $79.99/month for internet and cable tv with comcast right now. Hard to change, data caps and all when frontiers prices arent even competitive where i live.
     
    JFizzleRaider, Oct 7, 2016
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    The next time I'm at the Blazers office I will try to pour some of their internet into an envelop and mail it to you.
     
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    I've got frontier FIOS. 150mbit up and down.

    The TV picture quality seems a tad worse than Time Warner. The Internet has been rock solid and fast.
     
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    Comcast has better DVR/Cable box stuff than Charter from what I saw when I was in Portland recently, but at least Charter hasn't pulled this shit yet.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Check and see if you can get Stephouse; local Portland ISP, that has been rock solid for the year I've had it (not available everywhere -- uses microwave transmitter/reciever).
    http://www.stephouse.net/residential-high-speed-internet/

    I use the 100/20 mbit service and speeds are as advertised with no data caps.
     
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    Untill they lower it to 500gb
     
    rasheedfan2005, Oct 10, 2016
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    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...fiber-is-no-longer-rolling-out-to-new-cities/

    Why Google Fiber is no longer rolling out to new cities

    Just like Google Glass — the company's ill-fated attempt to build an augmented-reality visor — Google Fiber may be just a little ahead of its time. The thing about Fiber and businesses like it is that most consumers simply can't find a use for that much bandwidth yet. Google Fiber provides gigabit connectivity, which is orders of magnitude faster than what many Americans get in their homes today.

    Unless you're a corporation that operates a data center or runs a cloud computing business, you probably don't need a gigabit connection. As Vox points out, even the most data-hungry applications — ahem, Netflix — require only a 25 megabits-per-second connection at the most. That's 1/40th the amount of bandwidth a Google Fiber connection provides.
     
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    Fuck comcast
     
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    You know, I've read that same thing many places, but I've studied my Xfinity box carefully and I just can't figure out how you'd go about it.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Look at Mr. Big Dick over here.
     
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    Just curious, how many of you actually use 1 tb of data a month?
     
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    I just checked my usage and we're typically around 120 to 130 gigs per month. I think we have plenty of slush with a terabyte limit. But there are just two of us in the house these days. I could see where it could be a problem with a house full of kids streaming all kinds of games, music, shows, etc.
     
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    I average anywhere between 100-150.
     
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  14. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That's not the point.

    Data usage is not something that should be regulated.
     
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