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gwbuffalo

join:2001-12-08
Mokena, IL
·Comcast

Could be perfect...

This could be a perfect system if it's transparent. If Comcast tells you what qualifies you as being a heavy user then people who are heavy users can avoid the slowdown. There are already cable companies that will slow you down if you use X amount of bandwidth over a certain period. These slowdowns are usually temporary as well.

Also, a lot of ISPs will tell you that they're only going to meter during the day, and from 10PM to 8AM or whatever you can use as much bandwidth as you want. If Comcast is fair and transparent I don't think you'll have too many users complaining.

The cap, at the current time, is fair at 250GB. I upload and download a lot of stuff and have been trying to see if I can hit 250GB this month and I'm going to fall about 100GB short so I am not worried.

The one thing that ticks me off is Comcast pulling the plug on the newsgroups so I guess I'll need to spend an extra $8-$10 a month if I want to keep that service with a 3rd party.
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permalink · 2008-09-20 09:10:14 · Print · Reply to this
nasadude

join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast

Re: Could be perfect...

said by gwbuffalo See Profile :

This could be a perfect system ...
a perfect system for what? avoiding upgrades? slowing upgrades? charging more money?

it seems to be a perfect system for promoting artificial scarcity - is that what you mean?
permalink · 2008-09-20 10:49:21 · Reply to this

Smith6612
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join:2008-02-01
united state

Re: Could be perfect...

Comcast is already upgrading to DOCSIS 3.0 so you can throw the avoiding upgrades out. Who knows, they may only be capping until they finish with the roll outs.
permalink · 2008-09-20 16:25:12 · Reply to this

dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
said by gwbuffalo See Profile :

The one thing that ticks me off is Comcast pulling the plug on the newsgroups so I guess I'll need to spend an extra $8-$10 a month if I want to keep that service with a 3rd party.
»www.google.com/search?client=ope···oe=utf-8

»www.newzbot.com/

Spend? Why?
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permalink · 2008-09-20 11:26:49 · Print · Reply to this
mardyron

join:2004-02-06
Hydes, MD
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The one thing that ticks me off is Comcast pulling the plug on the newsgroups so I guess I'll need to spend an extra $8-$10 a month if I want to keep that service with a 3rd party.
Well to be honest their newsgroups suck. They always have. Between the 2g limit & the abusive way they measured that amount was crap. Many users seek the torrents due to their lame excuse of newsgroups. Providers like Verizon offer unlimited newsgroups and are far better. But their are many for the 8-10 range that are excellent sources.
permalink · 2008-09-22 12:18:53 · Print · Reply to this
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