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| 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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| 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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 juilinsandarTexas GoonerPremium
join:2000-07-17
San Benito, TX
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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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MadtownPremium
join:2008-04-26
Madera, CA | reply to nasadude
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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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA
2 edits | reply to powerspec88
Re: why so low?
Because AT&T doesn't just want to make more revenue they also want to restrain potential competition to their overpriced services. Restraint of Trade is in their genetic code. |
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But i would rather not switch as AT&T's routing is far better than Comcast. Thats the main reason im still with AT&T and not Comcast even though i love the speeds of Comcast. |
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I don't actually know, I'm just guessing. You would think ATT would be crazy to implement a very low cap in areas where comcast competes with them, as people could change to comcast to get the higher cap.
on the other hand, as is pointed out, a large percentage of people don't even know what a gigabit is, so talk about a "cap" would be meaningless to them. |
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said by juilinsandar: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. You might want to check out Earthlink via TWC vs their Road Runner. AFAIK Earthlink hasn't said anything about caps yet. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to juilinsandar
said by juilinsandar: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. Well I guess if you get BOTH at&t and TW you'll get somewhat halfway decent internet. Goingot cost you over $100 amonth but hey was advance when we can party like it's 1995. |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to juilinsandar
said by juilinsandar: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. Nice sig by the way! Its very close in principal to my old sig (below), and holds very true in the world today.
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If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.
-Ronald Reagan-
People need to wake up and realize what we are facing. Sorry to diverge, back to the discussion!
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Комитет государственной безопасности
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etaadmin
join:2002-01-17
Dallas, TX
kudos:1 | reply to juilinsandar
said by juilinsandar: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. TimeWarner do not have usage caps, they are running a trial in Beaumont, TX but nothing has been decided yet. On the other hand AT&T's trials look more serious and maybe they will be implemented much faster... AT&T is hinting a at a second trial market before 2008. I foresee more markets added to the list in the first quarter of 2009.
Personally, I think cablecos use caps to scare away bandwidth hogs and steer them to the telcos. Unfortunately AT&T's slow reaction to this situation will make them look like the bad guys (which they are). |
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I inquired about Earthlink's caps and was told they are the same as TWC. |
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 cookeysPremium,MVM
join:2001-06-10
Orland Park, IL | reply to nasadude
said by nasadude:I don't actually know, I'm just guessing. You would think ATT would be crazy to implement a very low cap in areas where comcast competes with them, as people could change to comcast to get the higher cap. on the other hand, as is pointed out, a large percentage of people don't even know what a gigabit is, so talk about a "cap" would be meaningless to them. But if ATT does go ahead with such ridiculously low caps in Comcast's areas, I can guarantee you that Comcast will gladly educate anyone who will listen as to the differences between 250 and 80. ATT would have to be crazy to implement such low caps in areas with competition. |
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