 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | How about upping caps? Still at 250 GB. If caps were supposedly to prevent congestion and Docsis 3.0 helps prevent congestion the reason for the caps no longer exist. Once Comcast is 100% Docsis 3.0 they should at least raise the caps to 500 GB monthly. |
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It is amusing to see talk about 50Mbps/100Mbps/250Mbps when there are caps in place.
If "most users" only web surf and use a few gigs per month, why would they even care about 50+Mbps?
Could it be that Comcast is worried about online "free TV" from companies like Google? Hmm.. You mean, I won't have to pay for TV some day? Oppss.. I forgot, I can only watch a few shows a month in HD due to my cap. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by Weatherman:It is amusing to see talk about 50Mbps/100Mbps/250Mbps when there are caps in place. If "most users" only web surf and use a few gigs per month, why would they even care about 50+Mbps? Could it be that Comcast is worried about online "free TV" from companies like Google? Hmm.. You mean, I won't have to pay for TV some day? Oppss.. I forgot, I can only watch a few shows a month in HD due to my cap. What they don't get is that you're still getting internet service from them to do all that TV watching. If one decides to go OTA or satellite for TV then they lose TV revenue anyways. I'm not sure why all these guys in big business with all their so called expertise and degrees are so myopic.
I have Charter. So maybe I get sick of their 100 GB cap for my 10 Mbps tier and decide to go with at&t DSL even if it means dropping ot 6 Mbps. Then as extra punishment I decide to go with DirecTv just to deny them ANY revenue. How is that financially sound to lose custoemrs like that? So piss me off and make zero $$ because I might drop your TV service? I'm probably dropping it anyways so quit trying to sustain an old oudated business model. As I said they're getting money form me for internet. This is money they weren't making 15 years ago. |
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join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY | reply to BF69
said by BF69:Still at 250 GB. If caps were supposedly to prevent congestion and Docsis 3.0 helps prevent congestion the reason for the caps no longer exist. Once Comcast is 100% Docsis 3.0 they should at least raise the caps to 500 GB monthly. You are confusing two separate issues. The congestion has to do primarily with the "Last Mile" - IOW: The flow of data between the user to the Head End (and over the rest of the ISP's network).
The Cap has to do with controlling the amount of data flowing into (and out of) the ISP network via connections with the Internet (ie: Other ISPs). You can have lots of speed on your network but a slower capacity connection to the Internet. Your actual speed is controlled by the weakest link (in this case the connection to the Internet). The Cap controls how much data you must transfer NOT how fast you can transfer it.
To use an analogy, when you drive somewhere, you go from your driveway, on local streets and then onto a Highway. You get good speeds and ability to drive until you get to the Highway and run into "Rush Hour Traffic" and all the other drivers on the Highway. You are contending not only with the drivers from your neighborhood but with all the drivers from other neighborhoods. Also the entrance to that 4 lane Highway is a single lane entrance/exit (which hinders the ability to enter and exit). |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by RARPSL:said by BF69:Still at 250 GB. If caps were supposedly to prevent congestion and Docsis 3.0 helps prevent congestion the reason for the caps no longer exist. Once Comcast is 100% Docsis 3.0 they should at least raise the caps to 500 GB monthly. You are confusing two separate issues. The congestion has to do primarily with the "Last Mile" - IOW: The flow of data between the user to the Head End (and over the rest of the ISP's network). I'm not confusing anything. I'm using Comcast own words for their justification for caps and the reasoning behind upgrading to docsis 3.0. However they think everyone is too stupid to remember. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Weatherman
said by Weatherman:It is amusing to see talk about 50Mbps/100Mbps/250Mbps when there are caps in place. If "most users" only web surf and use a few gigs per month, why would they even care about 50+Mbps? Could it be that Comcast is worried about online "free TV" from companies like Google? Hmm.. You mean, I won't have to pay for TV some day? Oppss.. I forgot, I can only watch a few shows a month in HD due to my cap. Downloading that ISO or porn vid just became much better, I wanted the download complete 15 seconds ago not 30 seconds later. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to BF69
said by BF69:Still at 250 GB. If caps were supposedly to prevent congestion and Docsis 3.0 helps prevent congestion the reason for the caps no longer exist. Once Comcast is 100% Docsis 3.0 they should at least raise the caps to 500 GB monthly. Caps aren't for capacity problems, they're merely to prevent cord cutting.
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by dvd536:said by BF69:Still at 250 GB. If caps were supposedly to prevent congestion and Docsis 3.0 helps prevent congestion the reason for the caps no longer exist. Once Comcast is 100% Docsis 3.0 they should at least raise the caps to 500 GB monthly. Caps aren't for capacity problems, they're merely to prevent cord cutting. Yes I know that. Everyone does. I'm stating Comcast's position. Please try to keep up with the rest of the class. |
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