said by markofmayhem :

As comcast is my only broadband option for internet, the future cap and throttle announcement saddens me greatly.

said by funchords :

You do realize that P2P interference and a bandwidth cap already are there, they just were unannounced. Now Comcast will have to be honest about what it is offering.

said by iansltx :

Yaknow, "above DSL speeds" could mean an *increase* in connectin speeds for those throttled . I mean, Qwest has 20 Mbps DSL and 5 Mbps in most places, Windstream has 12 Mbps DSL...I have 8 Mbps Comcast w\PowerBoost so it all depends on how you interpret "above DSL speeds"

said by funchords :

You do realize that P2P interference and a bandwidth cap already are there, they just were unannounced. Now Comcast will have to be honest about what it is offering.

said by Rick :

And you do realize that 250 gigs would be less than the 300 to 400 gigs that was previously allowed until the hogs decided even that wasn't enough and decided to try to turn what was always meant to be a residential service at a residential price into something resembling their own private dedicated network that otherwise someone would have to pay thousands for each month.

Nice gig I guess to want a thousand dollar a month connection for 42 bucks but that's just not how it works.

As for honesty Rob..I also think honesty comes in many flavors...such as posting threads and then having it ultimately discovered by a poster that you were suing the company and seeking support for class action status. That certainly put a different spin and light on your posts entirely IMHO with that "unannounced" lack of disclosure.

said by ptrowski :

Why? He found something that was not being disclosed, they blatantly lied about it, and are being sued. Sounds about right to me.

said by Rick :

Hmm..seems like you're missing a few steps...not to mention the entire point of my comment.

You might want to educate yourself about what happened here in this thread..starting first with the "woe is me..comcast is attacking poor little old me"....which ultimately led up to the "revelation" that perhaps the reason they had something to say about him was because of his undisclosed lawsuit seeking class action ..Ie: support from the members of the board he apparently hoped would be joining in on the suit.

»Complain about Comcast=Have your Reputation Scrutinized

In any event...back on topic...personally I hope they do institute caps. It's time for the high consumption users to pay their share and stop having everyone else subsidize this outrageous behavior and enough..is never enough..usage.

said by Rick :

I think it all has plenty to do with each other.

Isp's including comcast have tried to police their networks in such a way the last few years to be as reasonable as possible IMHO. Instead of putting fixed numbers on bandwidth, they've attempted to be as flexible as possible and to deal with those abusing the networks with cautions to tone down their usage.

I've always thought that was a great way to operate and really resembled in a way the spirit of the internet itself in letting it be as free and open as possible.
In particular, I think that comcast has been one of the most generous ones of all. I have yet to EVER see a post where anyone ever had a problem unless they hit the 300 to 400 gig amounts PER MONTH. And, even that was following a warning letter.

It's really too bad that some couldn't appreciate that and how generous it was. Instead..they criticized and criticized some more.

And now..I think they're going to reap what they've sown.
Not only with comcast..but across the whole ISP world.

Some people have simply treated this 42 dollar a month service as if they paid 2 thousand a month for it.
Their expectations and demands have been nothing short of outrageous. It's a residential service..not a private dedicated line for all their own use.

Maybe now they'll start to get a clue.

But..then again..maybe it will take the first big bill instead.

said by Rick :

As for Rob and his suit..that's up to him if he feels wronged. Personally I'd have to severely question however how wronged someone could be obviously using the connection as much as he did..at the price he paid for it.

said by Rick :

As for honesty Rob..I also think honesty comes in many flavors...such as posting threads and then having it ultimately discovered by a poster that you were suing the company and seeking support for class action status. That certainly put a different spin and light on your posts entirely IMHO with that "unannounced" disclosure.

said by funchords :

So, Rick, I'm dishonest because I posted a thread and didn't disclose that I was suing?

You paid what for your service..42.95? You say here you consumed over 120 gigs a month of bandwidth.

Rob..tell us. If that was a dedicated line...how much would you have paid? You say you're a professional in this industry..you should know or have a pretty good idea.

Did you get your 42.95's worth in that 125 gigs of data you consumed compared to what it cost the provider?

Who gives you permission to say what Comcast can and can not do? It's their network. IF you don't like it Robb then take your business else where.

The only thing you're going to do is get everyone a higher cable bill in the end so you can come back here and bitch some more that you're cable bill went up along with everyone elses.

But then again I hope you have big enough pockets so when it does NOT become a class action and they drag it through court you won't end up selling your house to them just to turn around and give the money back to them.

Be prepared to lose.

said by Rick :

For my part..personally I think your suit is completely without merit and ranks with the kinds of things that are wrong with this countries legal system.

said by HiDesert :

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but sometimes I wonder if some posters work for comcast or what.

The top Internet speeds for targeted customers will be reduced for periods lasting 10 minutes to 20 minutes, keeping service to other users flowing, Mitch Bowling, Comcast's senior vice president and general manager of online services, said in an interview yesterday.

The new system will move away from a focus on specific applications that hog Web traffic, Bowling said. Comcast will determine ``in nearly real time'' whether congestion is caused by a heavy user, he said.

``If in fact a person is generating enough packets that they're the ones creating that situation, we will manage that consumer for the overall good of all of our consumers,'' Bowling said.

Comcast has decided to use the new system, which it calls ``fair share,'' and will fine-tune it further before introducing it, Bowling said.

The company is considering whether to charge subscribers more for heavier Internet use, a step announced by some other cable companies, Bowling said.

In trials, Comcast has found the fair share system to be effective if the slowing lasts for ``roughly between, probably, 10 and 20 minutes,'' Bowling said. The user's Internet speed would then return to normal.

``If they continue that, we would have to manage them again,'' Bowling said.

A user being impeded would have Internet speeds equivalent to ``a really good DSL experience,'' Bowling said.