Chris 313
Come get some
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join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA
clubs: | Agreed!
I've already done a little over 30GB this month and it's mostly from Netflix service and a few Xbox downloads.
TWC's current capping scheme is way too low. At least Comcast got it right, even if they don't have their meter out yet. |
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jadebangle
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join:2007-05-22
Olathe, KS
 ·SureWest Internet
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2 edits | said by Chris 313  :I've already done a little over 30GB this month and it's mostly from Netflix service and a few Xbox downloads. TWC's current capping scheme is way too low. At least Comcast got it right, even if they don't have their meter out yet. Yes higher cap would make you happier 
6gb to 41 would make more sense!
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
| reply to Chris 313
What is comcast 250g? If TW did that, I would be happy. My usual usage is 60-100gb. The first month I got it I used 250g, but have not used that much since. If their cap is 20 or 40gb, I would be forced to find a new service. It's not worth paying an extra 60-80 dollars a month for the same exact service I have now. I have a bundle that is cable and internet for 75 bucks. If you split the services down the middle as 37.50 each, then this is a 200-300% price hike on the internet service just for normal usage. Considering the price of bandwidth even at 37.50 they are making a steal.
But their real reason for such a low cap is that 200-300% increase in price. That is free money to them since they will be charging for what is already included in the service while they make a profit. They will be basically introducing the mess of metered billing that we see from wireless services into the land land services. It's a big loss for consumers. |
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aaronwt
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join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to Chris 313
I did 30GB within a couple of hours on friday night with my FIOS 50/20 connection. I couldn't imagine having a 20Gb cap like that. I use beteeen 1TB and 2TB each month now.
20GB
is a crazy cap with a 7mbs internet connection.
said by Chris 313 :I've already done a little over 30GB this month and it's mostly from Netflix service and a few Xbox downloads. TWC's current capping scheme is way too low. At least Comcast got it right, even if they don't have their meter out yet. |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
| 20GB / (7mbit / 8 bit / 1024MB/GB) / 60 / 60 = 6.5hrs
Their cap only allows you to use your service for 6.5hrs in a month.
6.5/720(hrs in a month) = .9% of the time in a month. So your 40-60 dollar a month fee that used to get you 100% usage for a month will be reduced to usage that amounts to less than one percent of the time in one month. That's a huge service cut.
7mbit / 8bits / 1024MB/GB * 60seconds * 60minutes * 24hrs * 30 days / 1024GB/TB = 2214.84 GB max download in one month.
That means with full usage your bill which was previously 40 dollars a month is now (2214.84-20GB)*1$/GB + $40 = $2234.84 a month. That is a price increase of 5,487.1%.
If you used 250g a month your effective bill goes from $40 to $270 a month. An increase of 575%. Unlimited business class service is cheaper than that.
Oh and they are charging you 2 dollars a gigabyte for the first 20 just to really rub it in. |
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Mele20
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
| reply to Chris 313
When TW first started the Texas trial, I got NetMeter and set it to 20GB monthly "limit" to see how I averaged each month. My usage varies widely and some months I'm under 20GB but this month it is just the 9th of March and I've already used 18GB. Am I supposed to just turn off the computer for the rest of the month (if the caps were place here)?
No DSL where I am and ever since we got "PowerBoost" a couple of weeks ago, my speed has dropped DRASTICALLY (from close to the cap of 5ms down to below 3ms) and I have never seen any "PowerBoost" on downloads (except for the speed tests that are fooled by it). I'm wondering what the point is in having broadband.
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