“Comcast Corp., the nation’s second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month,” The Associated Press reports.
“On Oct. 1, the cable company will update its user agreement to say that users will be allowed 250 gigabytes of traffic per month, the company announced on its Web site,” AP reports.
AP reports, “Customers who go over the limit are contacted by the company and asked to curb their usage. ‘We know from experience the vast majority of customers we ask to curb usage do so voluntarily,’ the company said.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Patrick” for the heads up.]
Well, at least now it’s official. Before it was “Unlimited” but then they’d shake you down if you used too much.
I’m sure glad I don’t use comcast.
Ah crud.
I can’t die until I learn to type without mstakes.
WTF? If I had an account this Comcast I would close that account immediately!
Word is, they won’t tell you how much you are using. That’s up to you to figure out via 3rd party apps or something.
It’s Craptastic!
Me too, but I am sure Time Warner will follow.
Greed, greed, greed.
Unlimited my ars, just like the freedoms we have in US.
cumcast
This is disturbing news. Goodbye Comcast.
“WTF? If I had an account this Comcast I would close that account immediately!”
It sounds bad, but it’s about 50 times more than companies like Cox and 6 times more than Time-Warner.
It would be tough to go over.
Wow! To think our local online paper was cited as the source of this story. Time Warner of CNY and Verizon are the two big ISP’s around here. (Verizon FIOS really is nice and recommended for those in the FIOS service area. I connect wirelessly from another floor in our house to our router with my PowerMac G5 (guess no Snow Leopard for me) and get around 17 Mbs from our 20Mbs/5Mbs service.) In fact I get a message from the Comcast Authorized Dealer’s web page, “Sorry, but Comcast does not service the Syracuse New York area at this time.” which again makes it odd that this is reported in our local online paper.
Peace. Have a good weekend.
I’m trying to get an idea of how fast you can use up 250GB. How much bandwidth does an PS3 or XBOX360 take? Regular use of the internet?
Rather than Craptastic of Cumcast, I suggest:
Comcrap
(just seems easier to get out and more universally understood)
Do you need more than 250 gigs per month?
@OnlyMacs
Little to none. The ONLY way to get up to 250GB (which, really, is quite a ton in this day in age) is to be torrenting 24/7 or dling other large media files.
Sorry, don’t mean to hijack this story, but I’m being told the oh-so-wonderful MobileMe is down again. Anyone else getting this error message:
“Your MobileMe Mail is currently unavailable.
We apologize for this service interruption and are working hard to resolve the problem.”
It’s affecting both webmail and my iPhone.
Damn, I’m growing to hate this ‘service’…
Kinda fraks up their whole marketing message doesn’t it?
Comcast: “We never stop making fast faster.”
It’s COMCASTIC!! …as in Go Comcast yourself you Comcasting @sshole!
Oh and I will actually tip my hat to the first person who brings a class action lawsuit against these jerks!
Thank you Comcast. You have made me look forward to the very sort of legal battle I despise the most. You’ve made a monster of me!!! (though I’m not sure what kind because a Google search might put me over my download limit)
Pray for Verizon FiOS do deliver us.
Rob, you have the freedom to be just as big of an idiot as you want.
What else could ask for?
Re: Victor Meldrew said, “Rob, you have the freedom to be just as big of an idiot as you want.”
Victor certainly is proof of that. Excuse me, pot. The kettle called.
(Comment from: Victor Meldrew – Aug 29, 08 – 11:58 am
“I pray to God Almighty Barack Obama does not get president. “If he does, the blacks will riot, if he doesn’t, they will riot even more. They will cry that the election was stolen like in ’00 and ’04.”)
So am I going to get a discount when before I was paying for unlimited, and now Im paying for 250GB?
Didn’t think so…..so much for any real purpose for this..
Unless I get better consistent download speeds, or some other benefit, there is no purpose for this.
I should be able to save money since im getting a lower set of service.
ultra lame.
I suppose ‘unlimited’ didn’t make sense to the minds of corporate bureaucrats who like everything in neat little compartmentalized boxes or forms.
Be grateful we don’t require licenses to breathe the air, yet…
Sarah Palin = giant bodacious cans, beautiful face, well-spoken, smart, and feisty. She’s a top shelf MILF.
She’s got my vote!
As for Comcast: I’m switching to FiOS as you read this.
Takes one to know one!
And they will! Wait and you’ll see.
OK, so does anyone who is bitching and moaning about this new limit actually know how much they use each month? Without looking it up now that I assked the question?
If you’re not hosting a free porn site, this really shouldn’t affect you. Was Comcast advertising or otherwise promising unlimited access? If not, you don’t have a class action lawsuit.
The Deal, Palin is a real MILF for sure.
She’s got my vote too!