ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | 80 for Elite?
No way. If that is their idea I will switch back to the local cable company. 80 gb is RIDICULOUS. |
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powerspec88
Premium
join:2007-03-11
Harrisonville, MO
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·AT&T Yahoo
| why so low?
I just don't get it, they have to know that Comcast is at 250GB. 80GB for my 6Mbps DSL wont get me very far at all. Now if and only if they do this, i will be switching to Comcast (the only other ISP i can get) just so i can download more per month. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
1 edit | The FAQ is FU'ed.
I get this when I log in.
"Contents not available. "
When I try to check my usage, I get this.
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Error: We're sorry, but your Internet usage cannot be retrieved at this time. Please check back later. " |
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RRMAN
Premium
join:2007-04-02
Cleveland, OH
| I am glad
Now all the whiners here and elsewhere can shut up! They whined when the cable company's were doing their trials that I am going to ATT. Well now what are you going to do. NOTHING!!! Shut up and live with it!
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Two people shorten a road. |
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morgan1112
join:2003-04-07
Round Rock, TX
1 edit | reply to ptrowski
Re: 80 for Elite?
I agree! These Caps are way too low. 250GB or 500GB is much more reasonable. Or, better yet don't cap anything at all. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
| reply to powerspec88
Re: why so low?
said by powerspec88  :I just don't get it, they have to know that Comcast is at 250GB. 80GB for my 6Mbps DSL wont get me very far at all. Now if and only if they do this, i will be switching to Comcast (the only other ISP i can get) just so i can download more per month. the answer is in your post - "the only other ISP I can get".
you are lucky, as most people have no other choice. the incumbents can do this because there is very little competition.
because you do have an incumbent competitor in your area (comcast), it is possible ATT either won't implement caps in your area or will make them higher. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | reply to RRMAN
Re: I am glad
Thanks for that insight... |
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Shelleyp
@sbcglobal.net
| Caps are not proportionate
The caps are suspicious. They demonstrate more that the company is concerned about video over the internet competing with UVerse, than they are worried about costs.
For instance, the cap difference between Elite and Max, which is UVerse only, is not proportional, compared to the other cap limits. In addition, the cap for Elite makes any use of the tier for video--which is what ATT recommends for that tier--infeasible. It's too small.
My hope is that something opens up based on the white space FCC ruling, and we have increased options. In the meantime, I'm looking at moving back to Charter in my area, because 80GB is too unreasonable. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
1 edit | reply to RRMAN
Re: I am glad
well, people with a choice can always switch providers.
btw, what the f&*()^ got your panties in a bunch? (so angry!)
I think someone shortened your road too much. |
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juilinsandar
Texas Gooner
Premium
join:2000-07-17
San Benito, TX
·AT&T DSL Service
|  reply to powerspec88
Re: why so low?
Time Warner is the only other real competitor to AT&T in my area, and their caps, from what I've read, could be even more stringent than AT&T's. 
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An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Sir Winston Churchill |
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morgan1112
join:2003-04-07
Round Rock, TX
| reply to RRMAN
Re: I am glad
"Well now what are you going to do. NOTHING!!! Shut up and live with it!"
Spoken like a true "Pansy" - How many countless examples are there in the world where people have complained about something and eventually corporations changed their policies. There is most certainly a benefit to complaining about unfair treatment. |
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Mr Anon
@il.us
| Exemptions, why?
I don't know why everyone was thinking that U-Verse would be exempt, the TV and Internet networks are completely different and should be easily countable. what I'd hate to see is an abuse policy for External DVR users who set up maintenance recordings so the boxes never turn off...
That brings up a good argument, I subscribe to TV, 200 Channels, do you tell me how much TV I can watch? Why are we being metered for the Internet in two ways? Our bandwidth is our channel package, the use would be the number of hours we watch. I think it should be one or the other, either you should charge me by my channel package/bandwidth, or give me everything, all channels, all bandwidth, and charge me by how much I view/use.
All these Internet rants and opinions are always dumb in some way so I'm just going to stop  |
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viperpa33s
Why Me?
Premium
join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL | Enhance the users experience
It is all about enhancing the users experience. I thought enhancing was about making something better not worse.
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Got Change? Better hide it before Obama taxes it! |
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jkeelsnc
join:2008-08-22
Boone, NC
| Watch Out
Dear AT&T,
I keep posting this to you. I hope you are reading. I repeat what I have said before now that I see what is really in the works. If you implement these caps I will leave. You will lose a customer. This is not good value for my money with caps.
Have a good day. |
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towerdave
join:2002-01-16
O Fallon, IL
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| As a percentage of their user base, the # of people this will affect is almost nothing. So while a few people will be upset and leave, the rest will not even be affected and stay where they are, and AT&T is hardly affected except to get rid of the true bandwidth hogs that cost them more money than they pay for service. Remember, AT&T is in business to make money.
TD |
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thxultra
@att.net | Talk with your pocket book
Here at&t goes again raising prices. Talk loudly with your pocket book. If they do this in my area I will not only cancel my internet but my phone service and cell service also. If enough people do this they will change there tune really fast. |
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Postal Worker
@pacbell.net | What about business class?
What about "business class" customers with static the static IP accounts? |
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Madtown
join:2008-04-26
Madera, CA
| reply to nasadude
Re: why so low?
said by nasadude :said by powerspec88 :I just don't get it, they have to know that Comcast is at 250GB. 80GB for my 6Mbps DSL wont get me very far at all. Now if and only if they do this, i will be switching to Comcast (the only other ISP i can get) just so i can download more per month. the answer is in your post - "the only other ISP I can get". you are lucky, as most people have no other choice. the incumbents can do this because there is very little competition. because you do have an incumbent competitor in your area (comcast), it is possible ATT either won't implement caps in your area or will make them higher. I have Comcast too in my area, does that mean AT&T will make my cap higher too? |
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felony44
join:2003-11-06
Eastlake, OH
| Caps
My question is when/if caps are put in place the first (capped Bill) you get might be way higher than your normal bill due to your usage. What they need to do is start sending you your usage (in your bill like the electric co.) 6 months before they put the caps in,this way you know on average how bandwith you use. Either way if caps are put in place im gone |
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jsm1234
@optonline.net
| considering ROI will mean the best of services to come..
My feelings on this..
If a company offers phone, internet & TV, do you think their going to want to build their internal network faster/better to help competition engulf their other offerings while over time, they'll probably end up charging the same for a faster network due to competition.
If I owned this company (and believe me, I don't), I would definately think caps are necessary. caps are not just for limits on bandwidth to suffice others so they have available capacity, but also to make sure they don't build a network that hurts their bottom line in the long run.
Think of this though, looking out for the bottom line in an environment where there is even 1 competitor, and if their bottom line is not threatened, you will get the best of the best.. best features, support, technology, etc. cause their is major reward then, in holding on to you as a customer. |
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