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Re: New Tier?: Comcast HSI 768 Kbps tier, $25 + Free Install
said by italiansmoke  :This made me think about the improvements we have progressed to comparing to how we all use to have 56k modem powered connections to $20. FASSSSST HIGH-SPEED INTERNET: 56K FOR $25!  On that point, it's true for the most part. However, Bend Internet is instituting a 10 GB consumption cap for their budget tier.
With a 56K modem (53K datarate), I could transfer 17 GB of data in a month. If I choose Bend Internet's similarly-priced package, then I actually get substantially less if my intent is to use a lot of bandwidth (e.g. P2P file sharing).
Now most users will still actually benefit from the move from dialup to Economy broadband -- they do want to see web pages and images load faster.
But a 10 GB limit on ANY broadband would make me (a consumer) EXTREMELY nervous. Nervousness about cost overruns is the very reason that metered Internet pretty-much died in the 90s.
PS: "Bend Internet" serves the area near Bend - a fast-growing community in central Oregon.
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