G'bye Comcast, you won't be missed..

Glad Comcast isnt near me.... This is so 90's

"It's Comcastic!!" ::thumbs up with an awkward smile::

But seriously... Capping is stupid, but at least it isn't as bad as Time Warner's "40GB" cap that they're testing on...

Luckily for me I have FiOS now...

I have been on DSL for years, and although it may not be as fast as cable at it's best (but way better most of the time as cable is shared with the block and sucks balls) it is cheap, and consistent.
I download like a mofo on mine.

oh the doom :( so much for a future being connected. They need to upgrade and use other alternatives rather than cap. There is P4P for starters.

Fine.. I already hear from players online what crap service Comcast provides. I'll stick with Verizon; I haven't heard anything about a cap from them. I think this probably won't last unless their competitors follow with a similar plan. People don't like caps on anything, so this will either be short-lived or they will lose many customers.. especially in areas where there are many options in ISPs. (I live 15 minutes from NYC)

I rather go with the small guy, they need the business and hopefully this sh^t does not happen.

signs of the times.

I think the sh** is about to hit the fan.

Pssht, I'd take Comcast's 250gig limit over Time Warner's (my current ISP, who have a monopoly in my area) experimental cap of 5 - 40gigs. Luckily they haven't hit us with the cap, but I think it's only a matter of time. Utter nonsense. Will someone please cue the angry mob/uprising before these corporations strangle our internet?

it seems that comcast just got added
to the list of people that can go F themselves

I'll be finding a new service provider for certain. Bad move Comcast, bad move.

When I read the title I started to get pissed. But after reading it, it's not too bad. I mean don't get me wrong, I am not supporting the idea of capping, but 250 is much more generous than the other companies trying this method. I also highly doubt I come anywhere close to this amount per month too.

we could all boycott Comcast and Time Warner by going with dial up.....until it got the point across. Oh well....sounds like this is an instance where some people will just have to grit and bear it....make sure you shower will good to remove the filth of being taken advantage of.

Your only just getting restrictions on data? Welcome to the world of Australian broadband, though your not restricted to 15GB at $49, right?

Just get your local cable internet service provider...much better and none of that big corporate bull crap.

Comcast is the largest ISP in my state, servicing millions of homes across the region. The sad thing is, most idiots won't bother to complain about this because society is so complacent with what gets forcefed to them. I hope to god this doesn't go into effect.

I remember them getting in a heap of trouble for attempting to do something like this a while back, so instead they decided to go for bandwidth throttling during peak hours for "heavy" users. I wonder what will come of this if it comes into effect?

Only a pirate would want more than that. And by that, i mean a pirate that sells on the movies. Not the rest of the worlds pirate that only download for their own viewing.

Luckily I'm getting Verizon FIOS next week, just a coincidence. Although there's no way that I use close to 250 gigs. How does this apply to online gaming?

This is simply what will happen everywhere.
There's limited bandwidth on any system and increasing demand for it. In order to cater for the majority of users, they will penalize those few thats over use the system.
Its been like this in the UK for years. Most packages here have a monthly download quota averaging 30 to 40 gig for a month. But even if you sign up for an 'unlimited package', if you use a lot of bandwidth (say over 80 gig) then they profile your line and reduce your speed terribly. I have a business line that supposed to support 3 or 4 business users and be unlimited, but if I download a lot of movies or upload a lot of media files (my work), my line gets crippled in peak times and I can't even watch a streaming game trailer without constant buffering.

Figures like 250gig are huge, and extremely generous by the standards of the UK.

Its the certain knowledge that these 'caps' will become standard everywhere, that belies those who suggest digital downloads is the distribution method thats about to overtake everything else. The capacity is simply not there for the majority of people for the foreseeable future.

I'm on a 40GB but my ISP is quite small and don't enforce it, even though I'm sure I've gone over it once or twice.

But this is why digital distribution will never be viable, too many limits.

disregard this post.

how does this affect me, i always stream movies, rarely ever download stuff. except for psn demos and a few other things that are around 50mb. and i use the internet for gaming, will I go over 250gb?

I am still pissed. As soon as another service is available, I may move on to the other guys...

F*ck you comcast! if i dont decied to sue then i will drop my service.

let me tell you about the first time i get one of those letters (if it starts oct 1 i should get one starting november :-) ) i am going to dump their ass. what total BS, i pay for internet access, not x gig of internet access.

250 GB isn't bad for a cap. The average user won't even get close to the cap.

Heck I do web design and development from home and I don't even get close to 90 GB a month.

Fu­ck you Comcast, first you take away my Cartoon Network and tell me I have to purchase one of those boxes at an extra per month cost + the installation fees...and now you're capping my internet?

Next the Feds'll be regulating how many miles we can drive in a month, over 250 miles and the engine cuts out. This would be like the government legislating what consenting adults can do in the privacy of their own home. Oh, wait, I forgot, it's already 1984.

He used to be a hardcore dck. I'd vote for anybody that changed the fact that my religion is de facto illegal.

LMAO, not any time soon apparently.

Internet Hate Machine needs to mobilize...

If anyone should put a hit on the CEOs, I would applaud them.

Instead of these US ISPs try to increase the bandwidth their busy trying to figure out how they can rape us out of the large amount of money we spend for such little speeds compared to the rest of the world. In other parts of the world they have 100GB downloads for the same or comparable prices. Even though the cap is relatively high I think they should be worrying about "how are we going to increase the speeds of our network". I have Comcast highest speed in my Area that is a bullcrap 16MPS

I cant wait for Verizon Fios to get in my area. Its like a block away from me but the city wont allow it. I live on the borderline of the city and the county.

i warhawk all day!!!!?????

after hearing about this i was curious to see how much bandwidth i use a month, so i stumbled upon my mcafee security center and it lets me look. last month i used around 90gb all-together, im not sure if that is also with my ps3 since mcafee does recognize my ps3 in network settings but under anonymous. The ps3 can suck up a good bit since demos and videos add up awhile.

One thing ive been hearing on forums is comcast always had this bandwidth cap, but they have been secretive about it and the people who have been going over it have been getting warned already. and some cased services get terminated. So if comcast hasnt been hassling you already you are most likely set.

It's about the principle of being charged "per gigabyte". In America, it's always been "pay for unlimited access" which was one of the main selling points of Broadband, what happens now?

I know if I get sent a letter, I'm cutting Comcast off. I don't ever use 250 GB (maybe close because of anime) but I don't like being monitored for my internet usage. It was never like this, I don't see why it should be like this now other than "corporate gains".

I swear, the moment I get sent a letter, I'm calling Verizon for a petition to set up Fibre Optics lines in my neighborhood. I've tolerated Comcast up to a certain point, but this is it.

that COMCRAPTASTIC!!!!!!1

all internet providers are gonna end up doing this.

HAHAHA dumb microsoft, i thought digital downloads were gonna make all optical disc obsolete? LOL. Not anymore :)