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S60
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join:2008-01-12
Pittsburgh, PA

When do I get the call or will I?

No I didn't get banned, but I wondering if I will…

I transfered at least 3.5TB of data 2 months ago and at least 3TB last month. I didn't get a call or anything… should I expect one? Or do they send an email or letter? Or will they just cut off my service?
jsgiv

join:2009-03-01
Woodstock, GA

Re: When do I get the call or will I?

said by S60:

No I didn't get banned, but I wondering if I will…

I transfered at least 3.5TB of data 2 months ago and at least 3TB last month. I didn't get a call or anything… should I expect one? Or do they send an email or letter? Or will they just cut off my service?
Well - considering that you're violating your agreed upon TOS by 1100% (is that right??? - wow) - I'd say to expect something along those lines.. though - as other's have posted here - unless you're in the top percentile of usage - you'll fly under the radar. I can't imagine though that there are others in your region/area exceeding your usage.. but hey.. ya never know..

Wow - 3.5 TB? what the heck are you transferring?
S60
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Pittsburgh, PA

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Re: When do I get the call or will I?

said by jsgiv:

Wow - 3.5 TB? what the heck are you transferring?
I download a lot of stuff. I also don't delete anything… I a lot of hard drive. I was on the 16/2 plan. Anyways I took the initiative and signed up myself for Comcast Business. 22/5 is what I got. I can't understand the $250 set up fee though.
yt
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Re: When do I get the call or will I?

said by S60:

I download a lot of stuff. I also don't delete anything… I a lot of hard drive.
That is a lot!! Do you do the same over your Verizon connection?
S60
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join:2008-01-12
Pittsburgh, PA

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Re: When do I get the call or will I?

Again, I just signed up for business, so I hope I should never get a call.

said by yt:

said by S60:

I download a lot of stuff. I also don't delete anything… I a lot of hard drive.
That is a lot!! Do you do the same over your Verizon connection?
No that's at home at my parent's place. I still manage and take care of it, but I don't actually get to use it. I love my parents; they always wonder why everyone's Internet is slower than their "free" service; they're not very computer savvy; never know that I have them strung with the fast broadband available.

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Re: When do I get the call or will I?

said by S60:

Again, I just signed up for business, so I hope I should never get a call.
Business service isn't unlimited -- it's more than the 250GB cap, but if you're using more than 1-1.5TB on a regular basis you can probably expect a call from your rep looking to move you to a non-DOCSIS connection.

JohnInSJ
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join:2003-09-22
San Jose, CA

Re: When do I get the call or will I?

Yeah, I think it's .750 for 12/2, 1.5tb for 22/5.
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IPPlanMan
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Re: When do I get the call or will I?

said by JohnInSJ:

Yeah, I think it's .750 for 12/2, 1.5tb for 22/5.
How do you know that?
crese24

join:2007-12-27

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Re: When do I get the call or will I?

said by IPPlanMan:

said by JohnInSJ:

Yeah, I think it's .750 for 12/2, 1.5tb for 22/5.
How do you know that?
He's prolly just guessing. I do at least 500GB and sometimes a little more, on a Starter Business Package and they haven't called me yet.

JohnInSJ
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Re: When do I get the call or will I?

The business class limits are not spelled out in the TOS, only that "excessive use" will get you a request to move up to a higher speed.

There have been a few posts here where other folks have tossed around the numbers 750GB for 12/2 (starter, in docsis 3.0 land, crese24, so you'd be fine using 500GB/mo, you're 250GB under the limit) and 1.5TB for the next level up.

Edit: this is the first post where someone suggested the possible caps for business class: »Re: [Business] I signed up for comcast business

I've been a Business Starter sub for 7 months now, and my typical month is 150GB. I have some headroom I'm not a business class user to get more, I need the statics and the right to run servers.
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Strykur

join:2009-08-11
Berkeley, CA

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said by S60:

said by jsgiv:

Wow - 3.5 TB? what the heck are you transferring?
I download a lot of stuff. I also don't delete anything… I a lot of hard drive. I was on the 16/2 plan. Anyways I took the initiative and signed up myself for Comcast Business. 22/5 is what I got. I can't understand the $250 set up fee though.
WOW...even though I have Residential Extreme 50, I feel much better now about running into any cap issues if you can grab that much without a call. I live in a frat with 16 guys using the line, and we certainly pass 250GB within a month FOR SURE. But the Bay Area has high speed everywhere, so even with caps I doubt bandwidth issues are a major problem here.

IPPlanMan
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Re: When do I get the call or will I?

said by Strykur:

I live in a frat with 16 guys using the line, and we certainly pass 250GB within a month FOR SURE.
You've been pretty lucky it sounds like.

250GB/16 = 15.625 GB per person per month (uploads/downloads combined)

No surprise there....
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EG
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said by S60:

I transfered at least 3.5TB of data 2 months ago and at least 3TB last month. I didn't get a call or anything… should I expect one?
Were I you, I wouldn't be mentioning that here...
low strife

join:2008-12-15
Woodstock, IL

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said by S60:

No I didn't get banned, but I wondering if I will…

I transfered at least 3.5TB of data 2 months ago and at least 3TB last month. I didn't get a call or anything… should I expect one? Or do they send an email or letter? Or will they just cut off my service?
I've surpassed the 250GB\mo cap by a minimum of 50GB for the last 7 out of 9 months... But certainly not by that much.

If you're on the normal 12\2 line, you averaged 73% usage (upload & download combined) over the entire month. Some 100mBit servers don't do that much in a month (I know mine didn't in October!).

IPPlanMan
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Washington, DC
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Wow.... it's amazing you haven't been kicked off yet... A teachable moment re the Business Tier vs. the Residential Tier....

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