I hope TW Cable doesnt try the same thing. They have been great so far, but I know they are testing out a limit.

250gb seems like a lot, but atleast 100gb of that would be used on the internet alone. Think about all your gaming and downloads. 250gb is all gone... This better ressult in everyone getting 16 mb service at the very least. I am at 16mb service and paying out my ass for it. 70 bucks a month with my cable.

I can't imagine dealing with bandwidth caps, especially since there's absolutely no way to track how much bandwidth I'm using. I'm constantly using my PS3 to download movie rentals and play online, so it's definitely a big concern. Comcast better lose.

It just limits you to only 250gb per month. So you can only download 250gb per month. Which no one would ever use up. comcast is fast, its the fastest cable internet around.

Comcast sucks, a ridiculous amount of money u have to pay them, only an idiot would use Comcast.

I'm generally not for regulation, but in our country where broadband coaxial networks literally have no competition it makes sense that this not be permitted. If it were it would be a very slippery slope. Anyway what they are trying to do is not legal so unless they get the law changed it's kind of a non-issue.

sorta.

This is why we need competition for every area of the market especially the internet, or stuff like this will end up happening!!

At least your not in Australia, all our plans are capped at on average 10-25gb per month.
250gb is a lot, I had uncapped internet for a few months and struggled to use more than 100gb with constant torrents going on a 20mb+ connection.

Ha, I have an "unenforced" (ISPs words, not mine) 40GB cap... 250GB and people are freaking out?

Either way, gg digital distribution.

Good thing I don't pay for the service...

poor communistcast customers

You can suck ma d!ck FCC FTW capping usage is really pointless and only there to increase money income. Unless they give you a bandwith usage meter then this whole dum thing is just there to get as much money out the consumer as possible

Bad article, incorrect even at the original source. The entire thing is inaccurate.

The FCC ruling is against slowing/interfering with certain traffic, not capping overall downloads. The FCC, so far, seems fine with download limits/caps... just not with a provider slowing bittorrent traffic in particular or any other kind of traffic without affecting the other types.

http://tech.slashdot.org/ar...

http://www.thestandard.com/...

"Comcast has filed a court appeal of an FCC ruling that says the company can't delay peer-to-peer traffic on its network because it violates FCC net neutrality principles. A Comcast VP said the FCC ruling is 'legally inappropriate,' but said it will abide by the order during the appeal while moving forward with its plan to cap data transfers at 250 GB per month."

So, they can't mess with only p2p, but they can cap all they want, at least until the FCC says that's illegal.

Being a Directv owner living in the Philadelphia area Comcast has refuse to give the rights of the Phillies, 76ers, and the Flyers to Directv and even has beaten the FCC in court over broadcasting rights. So I really hope the FCC sticks it to them.

Dumb people justify this.
Japan has the fastest internet in the world, and we are at the
lowest in the world. It should be free anyway, but if we are going to
pay, NO LIMITS. Even if people don't use alot/all of it, some
people don't even have it yet.

For people who just get it they have a limit.
MOST PEOPLE IN AMERICA DON'T HAVE INTERNET.
How could they limit what you download, that sound crazy.
America barely have the good speed internet.
So with phone,game,food,cloths,trans,c ar,cable bills, an extra
$30 for 400 cap download?!

Protest!
PS: If you got a 360 i know u ain't going for this right.

How massive an ammount 250 gigs is? I have only used 5 gigs of bandwidth in one week, there are 4 weeks in the month. Seriously, its not that big of an issue for most users.

You MF'ers!! You stupid MF'ers!! Comcast I HATE you. You're evil.

250 and you guys are complaining? LOL In toronto the limit is 60gb for reg high speed and 90GB for the extreme.

I'm glad I live in Sweden and have Bahnhof as ISP. They are known to fight for there customers rights against evil snooping authorities.

I need fios in my area now.

What does this mean to me...

I game 4-7 hours a day...online....Am I screwed?...well besides socially...lol

Wow 250gbs? Mine is 25gbs on peak and 40 offpeak here in Australia and costs $ 70 a month

"How long can I stay on line before I have to log out?

As long as you like. You'll never be timed out, and you never have to log out! That's one of the many benefits of being a Comcast High-Speed Internet subscriber. Your time spent online is completely unlimited, with no additional charges."

That's in their customer guide FAQ page at Comcast.com. If you go to the question "How long can I stay on before I have to log out?" and click it they still claim they give unlimited access and usage.

Gotta say....if they ever cut my service off I'll just switch to DSL or whatever. It might be slower but I'm not paying $100 bucks a month just so I can surf the net or play Warhammer Online.

Why are you all complaining? Have a look around Americans,

Here in South Africa, most of us have a 3gb cap. 3GB!!
If we can survive on 3GB then im sure you people can survive on 250GB!!

We possibly have the slowest internet also. I have a 384kbps line whilst the fastest we can get is 4mb line.

I think you people dont realize how lucky you really are so PLEASE stop complaining about nothing

digital download is future !!! makes me wonder when company like comcast exist.

Cry us a river. In the UK many ISPs have bandwidth limits. I myself have a 8Mb connection with 30Gb limit. If I can make do with 30Gb a month and still download A LOT of stuff, you lot can more than get away with 250Gb.

But in an area like mine where Frontier has a 5 Gig a month cap for all DSL services and a family with every room having an internet ready computer(large family), Comcast has a decently high Cap considering my alternative. Sure I hate Comcast for messing with BT but at least its better than a DSL company with ass service and low monthly cap.

lots of porn :D

If you want comcast to remove their caps instead of waiting on mommy (government) to help you, you can turn this around on your own. Get a new service, If the majority of subscribers leave comcast they will change their policy real fast, and scare off any other companies that may follow. Switch to Verizon FIOS or DSL now! You can't live at home for ever.

you people think this is bad? this is nothing to the BS we have to deal with up in Canada. try 90 gig MAX for the highest package. 60 of the avg package. Now thats BS.

GD cheap ISP's. Rather restrict than upgrade. At this rate, we as the consumers are gonna be screwed.

I dont get it, they are complaining about 250gig monthly cap? i would DIE for a 250 gig cap, im currently capped at 60 gigs for $45 a month

Drop Comcast like a bad habit!!!
This company is the epitome of crap service and ripping the customer off.
Have you ever had an appointment with them and waited hours and they left you hanging??Have you gotten crap service from them from some contractor???
Have you dealt with the crappy support and equipment??
Guess what they suck ass.
They spend billions millions on screwing you over and making their share holders rich..
Drop them Do it Now
I worked for them trust me they are evil!!!

Jesus christ I can't believe it. They haven't even sent us a freaking notice. I really really hope the FCC wins. Pretty soon they'll be banning sites. If we keep electing fascist republicans and letting corporations get away with this crap one day our posterity will wake up in a 1984 scenario.

it still sucks knowing there's a restriction :/

u lot think u ave it bad chek this out;

my one is 7 gig:/ £25 a month

My momma says comcast is the DEVIL!!!! if you think thats bad check out this ongoing struggle http://www.foxnews.com/stor...