Civrock
Premium
join:2005-06-25
North Wilkesboro, NC
| Monitoring Tools
They better implement own monitoring tools for users on their website. I know there's free third-party ones out there but none of them accurately monitor the monthly bandwidth usage for all the different network setups out there Charter users have.
Also wondering how spam and such will be counted... |
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NickD
Premium
join:2000-11-17
Princeton Junction, NJ
clubs: | instead of capping upgrade the network |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
 ·North State Commun..
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said by Civrock  :Also wondering how spam and such will be counted... Spam and non-solicited traffic is minuscule. They are statistically insignificant. |
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tthnow
join:2006-06-07
Oakland, CA | omg I am screwed.
I have to fork out $140 for unlimited usage? looks like I have to at this point. The highest tier I have in my area is 16 megs. |
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geonap
lolatidiots
join:2005-12-14
Glendale, CA | cap my a$$
ok... so, if 60mbit isn't available, then we must not be subject to a cap. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs: | its either
pay up alot or get screwed. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to tthnow
Re: omg I am screwed.
said by tthnow :I have to fork out $140 for unlimited usage? looks like I have to at this point. The highest tier I have in my area is 16 megs. All I have is 10 mbps. I have to get two 10 mbps connections and still not have the bandwidth allowed by the 16 mbps tier. |
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WALL_E
Premium
join:2003-05-28
USA
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Re: Monitoring Tools
The least they can do is provide users the tools needed to monitor than own usage.
The funny thing is Charter probably spends much more on providing phone/e-mail and other technical support to users than it does for network upgrades. I suspect the kinds of users who will be hitting this cap (myself included) are also the kind of people who never bother Charter with mundane technical support calls. 
Not to mention the fact that realistically, Charter shouldn't give a damn if I download a lot of content overnight, for example. During peak hours I can almost understand, but explain to me how Charter suffers if I schedule a multi-gigabyte download for midnight?
And yes, I do legally acquire content that I can - iTunes music, licensed software, etc. - but there are some things that can't be acquired legally because there are no reasonable means to do so (overseas television shows and the like.)
Not to mention the fact that everyone in my family uses Netflix and Hulu for streaming. We're screwed.
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"Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don't have all the answers to think that they do." |
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Sr Tech
Premium
join:2003-01-19
New Fairfield, CT | reply to hayabusa3303
Re: its either
Pretty much, one stupid marketing attempt to force you to a more expensive tier. |
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tthnow
join:2006-06-07
Oakland, CA | I will fork put
Do I like paying $140 a month for it? no! but do I have a choice? no!
As much as I download I guess it pays me back at the end. Hell I get all my movies, tv shows, and other illegal activity from there. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to Sr Tech
Re: its either
Hey, at least there's an uncapped tier. Comcast charges the same amount for 50/10 and still caps!
For areas where there's no 60 Mbps tier though they should offer something uncapped for residential customers... |
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BigVe
join:2005-07-15
Gulliver, MI | Why?
"More than 99% of our customers will not be affected by our updated policy, as they consume far less bandwidth than the threshold allows,"
Why even have a cap if it's less than 1% that even uses to much bw just deal with them |
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Mashimaro
Problematic
join:2003-09-25
Alexander City, AL
1 edit |  Next I will be getting mugged by charter techs in an alley.
Great so i can download for less than 1 hour per night. I'll be looking for alternatives. The good news is that I will be moving soon. I will definitely try avoid TW and Charter markets. |
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bboe
join:2004-02-03
Monterey Park, CA | Check this out
'»[HSI] Charter's New Caps Policy'
Not cool at all. |
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WhiteWizard
Premium
join:2005-07-04
Madison, WI
clubs: | reply to BigVe
Re: Why?
I was wondering the same thing...  |
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envision
join:2007-10-30 | but yet
their stock sits at roughly .02 a share, they gave their CEO a massive pay roll plus a massive singing bonus.
Force people to use the next tier just to make money. Maybe charter should fold and close doors. |
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uid1307457
Premium
join:2005-12-30
Tempe, AZ
·Qwest.net
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| reply to BF69
Re: omg I am screwed.
said by BF69 :said by tthnow :I have to fork out $140 for unlimited usage? looks like I have to at this point. The highest tier I have in my area is 16 megs. All I have is 10 mbps. I have to get two 10 mbps connections and still not have the bandwidth allowed by the 16 mbps tier. just get a business account dummies |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by uid1307457 :said by BF69 :said by tthnow :I have to fork out $140 for unlimited usage? looks like I have to at this point. The highest tier I have in my area is 16 megs. All I have is 10 mbps. I have to get two 10 mbps connections and still not have the bandwidth allowed by the 16 mbps tier. just get a business account dummies Not I'd rather have the 16 Mbps that is available to all the other Charter customers. I don't like the 250 GB cap but I can live with it. |
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Endgame
Your member at work
Premium
join:2005-07-07
USA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| HAH HAAAH!
The only way to stop the caps and throttling of these looser ISP corporations is to send your money elsewhere if you can. If you don't they win muuhahahahahahaaa!
The internet will be controlled and conquered by the elitists if we don't stop them! Hit them where it hurts, their Swiss bank accounts.
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Humans are corrupt and greedy by nature, honesty is completely artificial ~Endgame |
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bboe
join:2004-02-03
Monterey Park, CA | But every major ISP is taking these steps. My money is going somewhere but it all leads to the samething. |
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