Comcast to begin charging for data usage on home internet the same way cell phone companies are charging for data

[NrM]

https://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/internet/data-usage-what-are-the-different-plans-launching?ref=1

 

  In this trial, XFINITY Internet Economy Plus customers can choose to enroll in the Flexible-Data Option to receive a $5.00 credit on their monthly bill and reduce their data usage plan from 300 GB to 5 GB. If customers choose this option and use more than 5 GB of data in any given month, they will not receive the $5.00 credit and will be charged an additional $1.00 for each gigabyte of data used over the 5 GB included in the Flexible-Data Option.

Edited November 20, 2014 by Poozy

[gotbeer]

LOL.  hey, save $5 and get cut back 295 Gigs.  And if you go over that 5 GB, which you most surely will.  Then not only do you not get that savings of $5, but also get charged $1 a GB.  What a deal!!!!!

[mp170.6]

Comcast sucks

[mrwicked]

Hilarious.

Although I have comcast business class internet at home and its insanely fast. 

[RallyMo]

I'd blow past that cap in a day.

[NrM]

I'd blow past that cap in a day.

 

 

it'd take me less than 30 min from downloading 1 or 2 1080p movies.

Edited November 22, 2014 by Poozy

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I'm wondering if they are throwing this out as a trial balloon as a prelude to forcing everyone into something similar.

[NrM]

I'm wondering if they are throwing this out as a trial balloon as a prelude to forcing everyone into something similar.

 

They are basically preying on people who aren't tech savvy.  

People will think they're getting a deal not realizing how much data they actually use

 

$1 for every GB used after your monthly allotment of 5gb.

Streaming Netflix in HD equals out to 3GB per Hour.

 

Say your family uses streaming programs like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon ext for 20 hours a week. That equals out to around 240 GB used a month from streaming alone. So an extra 240 bucks on top of your bill for the month.

 

I'm assuming they will also lock them into contracts and charge huge cancellation fees.

Edited November 23, 2014 by Poozy

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Rather the way that AOL used to market to those who weren't knowledgeable. Their slogan - AOL is the Internet and more - implied to those who didn't know better that AOL and the internet were the same thing, AOL owned the internet or AOL was the only way you could reach it. As people became tech savvy they invariably left.

[NrM]

Rather the way that AOL used to market to those who weren't knowledgeable. Their slogan - AOL is the Internet and more - implied to those who didn't know better that AOL and the internet were the same thing, AOL owned the internet or AOL was the only way you could reach it. As people became tech savvy they invariably left.

 

Unfortunately, many people have no where else to go since Comcast has no competition.

 

People are going to be using more data in the future. Enforcing data caps would be suicidal if there was competition.

Imagine how much data would be required to watch Netflix in 4k. 

Edited November 23, 2014 by Poozy

[Count Orlok]

Unfortunately, many people have no where else to go since Comcast has no competition.

 

People are going to be using more data in the future. Enforcing data caps would be suicidal if there was competition.

Imagine how much data would be required to watch Netflix in 4k. 

You'd blow through your cap in half a season of House of Cards even at the 300 gb tier.

Edited November 25, 2014 by Count Orlok

[Jobu]

I can't imagine why a cable company would want to punish you for watching content that they cannot control and profit from and poses a threat to the business model upon which they rely...

[Tank]

man, i hope people reject this plan completely.