Comcast goes after Internet hogs

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

mad as H and not going to take it anymore — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:33:36 GMT

once again we see the greedy cable companies trying to gouge the consumer. Where were they several years ago when I was not using any band width at all and I ask for a rate reduction and they said that it was impossible to measure bandwidth individually. they said that I was paying for others who used more bandwidth and it averaged out. Now that I am using more bandwidth they want to charge more. Well Forget it the moment this goes into effect I will start a class action suit to get the "extra" money I paid all these years that I didn't use the "max" bandwidth. It goes both ways. If I don't use that much bandwidth then I shouldn't have to pay as much right? See you in court comcast. LOL

I should be able to at least tie this up for a year or two. Remember that there are those of us that have been using the PC before there was an internet. AOL is the first "bulletin board service" that I used and they metered service. I paid less for less time and vice-a-versa. Play fair and this law suit won't happen come up with a fair and equatable payment schedule and we will support you. Dont lie and tell us it is about bandwidth. It is about on line content eating into your profits. Please tell us the truth we are not children.

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

Robert — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:35:42 GMT

6) Monster Cable will try to sell us all "super IP-leakproof" ultra-insulated CAT-5.

I like that one that was good... and no doubt it will 199.99

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

wilfred — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:57:03 GMT

Well, we know that they use fiber to pull back to their central offices, but they don’t run it to the house. SO all the hype that Comcast has a fiber network really only applies to then not the home or business user. Because of this you are left with all the limitations that cable has such as having to limit bandwidth etc. When Comcast purchased AT&T’s @ home service, AT&T was installing a true fiber back bone with several layers of redundancy. The plan was to run fiber to the home. Comcast has left these substations alone and dark and has not bothered to use them. But it seems that,

A: They don’t know how to or are willing to finish building out their “fiber” network. B: they want to try to overcharge for their service and claim that building a fiber network is expensive (BTW Coax per foot is more expensive than fiber now, but don’t let the public know they may start asking were all the money is going) or C: The board of directors don’t care. They got what you want and you’re willing to pay for garbage. And they have just added another trash bag to the heap.

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

Another lowly Desktop Support Tech — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:42:27 GMT

The biggest problem I forsee is people that are running wifi networks that are wide open. (yeah I know, they should know better, yada yada yada)If you have one person in an apartment sharing their connection with 5 people (or as many as 15-20) your total bandwidth has just been chopped up like crazy..... Especially considering that people stealing that wifi signal are also more likely to be illegally downloading music/apps/etc.

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

Sam Lynch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:50:19 GMT

OK. GOODBYE COMCAST. This finally puts me over the edge. We still have other options.

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

djp — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:58:30 GMT

This is just Comcast's new "protocol agnostic" approach they are piloting here (Colorado Springs) and 2 other cities... 1 in VA and 1 in PA, I think. As a user of the bittorrent protocol, but someone who does not go bat-s**t with file sharing, I for one welcome the change! Agreed, hopefully they don't lower it on a whim. But that's what competition is for... others are welcome to provide more for cheaper, if they can.

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

Crazy Blonde Hottie — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:24:52 GMT

I am sick and tired of people saying that 250 GB is reasonable and sounds like a good limit. Comcast got me 5 years ago with "unlimited" bandwidth (just don't read the fine print) and that's what I want to have. I had my service cut off about 3 years ago when they started to impliment this policy, without any set limit. No warning. No notification. No e-mail, no letters, no nothing! Just one day... bang! Off it goes. I called Comcast support for help, and no one could give me an answer. Then finally after 3 days, I was instructed to call another number for "service abuse". That number only had a voice message saying "leave a message". A week later... still no call back and no notification. To make matters worse, we had Vonage, so along with no internet, we had no phones. Another week later, I really pressed them hard for an answer, and after cutting through a lot of B.S. I was able to put together that I had violated their unspoken bandwidth policy and they were still unwilling to tell me exactly what that limit was. So... I told them to cut everything, cable TV, high speed internet, and to never bother me again with any of their offers. AT&T has my business now, and as soon as I can go fiber, I will. I miss high speed cable... but I HATE COMCAST. I was paying Comcast $60 a month for 6 Mb per sec / 12 Mb per sec with Power Boost downloads and 512 Kb per sec uploads. I'm paying AT&T $20 a month for 3 Mb per sec downloads and 256 Kb uploads. I think I can live with that for a little while longer... while I continue to plot Comcast's ultimate demise.

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

Sean — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:03:44 GMT

Considering they recently announced that they have or will have 100mb download speeds in some markets this year, I find this a little crazy to see they would limit usage. I already know they limit speeds even though you pay for higher speeds you don't get what you pay for. In fact my qwest was just as fast for regular surfing as Comcast is, but their file downloads are faster +75% of the time.

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

stinkyteeth — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:02:09 GMT

LOL, COMCRAP.... same old same old, but even the DSL world is going to hit the wall. The US has one of the slowest overall average Broadband speeds. But heck the average citizen is an idiot anyway (me included) so we'll just keep giving them our money.

re: Comcast goes after Internet hogs

Wes — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:01:21 GMT

Sounds like another form of control to me. Keep the masses poor and dum.. They are easier to control. For the life of me I cant figure out why americans are willing to let business drive our rights. Big busness = Big goverment.. They both play in the same sandbox and the outsiders you me and everyone else watch in dismay as they slowly but surely take our rights away 1 by 1..Anyone look up the Amero or the "North American Union" hmm its coming like a thief in the night.