said by Bobcat :

Who downloads an average of 8 GB per day? That's 6 to 12 pirated XviD movies a day!

said by fiberguy :

Everyone is trying all they can to do an online business which is often cheaper to them to operate with out all the brick and mortar costs.. so, if you think about it, the ISPs are being expected to handle the load, see no increased revenue for it, and what do they get in return? bitching? No wonder why they love you in return.

While the online vendors have lower costs than BandM businesses do, there is still going to be a shift in expenses.. the ISPs are the ones that have to absorb them. While the internet may be assumed to be getting cheaper, the cost to keep up with everyone tossing something on the net, in hopes to defer costs or save money, it just throws the burden elsewhere.

said by powerspec88 :

Or 1 1080p movie.

said by BF69 :

Seriously if you can afford that you can afford any overage fees if any.

said by funchords :

They're not doing overage fees. If you're a "top user" over 250 GB twice in 6 months, you're told to go sit in the corner for a year.

said by BF69 :

Then I suggest bittorrent users plan their thievery judiciously.

said by Matt :

Their piracy. Not thievery.

said by funchords :

Either word feed's BF69's very old troll. As far as I'm concerned, he can either join in and be a useful contributor to an adult conversation or he can sit outside the circle and yell at us. He doesn't have to agree with one side or the other, and he can even talk about the nefarious uses of technology, but he has to positively contribute.

said by funchords :

Either word feed's BF69's very old troll. As far as I'm concerned, he can either join in and be a useful contributor to an adult conversation or he can sit outside the circle and yell at us. He doesn't have to agree with one side or the other, and he can even talk about the nefarious uses of technology, but he has to positively contribute.

said by funchords :

Did your little troll backfire on you? Awww -- so stop it. Piracy vs. thievery is your old boring repetitive trademarked tiresome troll.

said by BF69 :

It's not trolling. PROVE it's not illegal.

said by BF69 :

Come on links or STFU.

said by BF69 :

I'm a troll is your way of justifying your illegal activities?

said by BF69 :

I'm sorry your job pays so little you can't afford a 99 cent song or $3 movie. I'm sure if you ask nicely Burger King will give you a raise.

said by Matt :

Their piracy. Not thievery. Apples and Oranges.

said by BF69 :

Ok so if you're ever out on a boat and I come on and commit PIRCAY that'll be ok with you because I'm not committing thievery.

Fact is "PIRACY" is illegal too and Comcast is under ZERO obligation to provide people comitting ILLEGAL acts the means to do such acts.

said by atpnots :

The facts are that no one has been charged with "piracy" or "theft". It is called "copy-right infringement". Ripping a music CD or movie DVD and uploading it is called "copy-right infringement" by the courts and it is not called "piracy" or "theft". People who have been convicted of this are tried in civil courts and not in criminal courts.
Piracy is a robbery committed at sea, or sometimes on the shore, without a commission from a sovereign nation
Theft (Law) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny.

Note: To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it must be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief.
Anyone who has ever let a friend or family member borrow a music cd or movie dvd, a book or a console game are guilty of CI because you made the material available and you don't have the rights to do that.

said by IM1811 :

That's the problem. Uninformed comments like this.
My typical "day" at home may include 1-4 full length movie downloads via Roku and\or Xbox360. Possibly a game or 2 downloaded on the 360, as well as a couple of South Park HD episodes. I also LOVE my ITUNES, try to back-up my files on a regular basis, and I may watch a little Megarotic from time to time.
Do me a favor, think before you post.

said by Matt :

You are not an average user and that is who Comcast is targeting. They are painting with as large a brush as they can. In this case, 250GB covers most of the canvas.

You may be an average user in 5-10 years, but right now you're not.

said by funchords :

5-10 years is a concern to me. Typical user bandwidth consumption tends to double every 24 months or so. A static bandwidth cap is a cap on our future.

said by Matt :

An average user doesn't download 1-4 movies a day, along with 1-2 games, much less all the other stuff he mentions. There simply aren't enough hours in the day for a single individual to download and watch/play all that content PER DAY. A family? Sure, but in the context of the OPs post, he is not an average user if he downloads that much (legal) content per day.

said by IM1811 :

That's the problem. Uninformed comments like this.
My typical "day" at home may include 1-4 full length movie downloads via Roku and\or Xbox360. Possibly a game or 2 downloaded on the 360, as well as a couple of South Park HD episodes. I also LOVE my ITUNES, try to back-up my files on a regular basis, and I may watch a little Megarotic from time to time.

said by TKJunkMail :

And how do you find time to watch everything you are downloading?

said by Matt :

This is not directed at the OP, but he reminds me of several old friends of mine. They would simply download anything they could get a hold of, whether they were going to use it or not, and simply burn it off to DVD, "Just in case." Movies, apps, games, porn ... literally anything. They would keep their connections maxed out 24x7 and they (legally or illegally) only used 1% of what they downloaded. I really think they are just modern day kleptomaniacs.

said by Matt :

This is not directed at the OP, but he reminds me of several old friends of mine. They would simply download anything they could get a hold of, whether they were going to use it or not, and simply burn it off to DVD, "Just in case." Movies, apps, games, porn ... literally anything. They would keep their connections maxed out 24x7 and they (legally or illegally) only used 1% of what they downloaded. I really think they are just modern day kleptomaniacs.

said by IM1811 :

That's the problem. Uninformed comments like this.
My typical "day" at home may include 1-4 full length movie downloads via Roku and\or Xbox360. Possibly a game or 2 downloaded on the 360, as well as a couple of South Park HD episodes. I also LOVE my ITUNES, try to back-up my files on a regular basis, and I may watch a little Megarotic from time to time.

said by IM1811 :

That's the problem. Uninformed comments like this.
My typical "day" at home may include 1-4 full length movie downloads via Roku and\or Xbox360. Possibly a game or 2 downloaded on the 360, as well as a couple of South Park HD episodes. I also LOVE my ITUNES, try to back-up my files on a regular basis, and I may watch a little Megarotic from time to time.

said by ThatWillTeachEm :

That does it. I'm going to get a T3 installed and split the cost with 2 or 3 neighbors. Anyone know how much a T3 costs?

said by Matt :

About $20k/month, plus or minus.

said by DaneJasper :

Used to be at this level or higher. But now we're seeing them in the $3500 to $4000 point in most markets. Less in major metros!

-Dane

said by patcat88 :

You refering to ISP charges or telco loop charges?

said by Bobcat :

Who downloads an average of 8 GB per day? That's 6 to 12 pirated XviD movies a day!